Activists demand release of video involving inmateâs death at Charleston County jail
Activists demand release of video involving inmateâs death at Charleston County jail By Ray Rivera and Live 5 Web Staff | May 13, 2021 at 4:11 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 5:28 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Activist groups held a press conference on Thursday demanding the release of video involving the death of an inmate at the Charleston County jail.
The groups, who include the ACLU of South Carolina and Charleston Black Lives Matter, said they are calling for full transparency and accountability in Jamal Sutherlandâs death at the Al Cannon Detention Center which continues to be investigated.
A group of bystanders hit during a North Charleston Police Department car chase say they are suing the department for injuries and damages suffered in the incident.
Charleston police identifies officers involved in shooting that killed man
Charleston Police Department identifies officers involved in shooting that killed man By Ray Rivera | December 31, 2020 at 5:28 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 7:14 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials with the Charleston Police Department have identified the police officers involved in a shooting that killed a 28-year-old man.
The shooting took the life of Jason Cooper who died at the scene of the incident at the Bridgeview Village Apartments. Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said Cooper exchanged gunfire with five police officers after police responded to a domestic incident at the apartment complex.