South Carolina policeman indicted in shooting death of unarmed black man
Source: Reuters
A grand jury in South Carolina indicted a white police officer on Wednesday on a felony charge of firing his weapon into a vehicle while it was occupied, killing an unarmed black man.
Justin Gregory Craven, 24, an officer in North Augusta, South Carolina, chased the unarmed motorist for 13 miles (21 km) before stopping him on a dirt road behind his home in February 2014, according to a prosecutor.
Craven then got out of his car and approached the motorist, Earnest Satterwhite, 68, and fired at him several times through his car window, killing him, authorities said.
After a grand jury refused to indict Craven on a voluntary manslaughter charge, officials pursued the felony firing charge, said state prosecutor Donnie Myers.
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US | Wed May 27, 2015 7:21pm EDT
CHARLESTON, S.C | BY HARRIET MCLEOD
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