Bodycam Footage of Greenville Deputies Shooting Armed Man in South Carolina
(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Greenville County, South Carolina The Greenville County Sheriff s Office released body camera footage of deputies who fatally shot an armed man June 23 at a duplex near Berea Middle School. According to Greenville County Sheriffs Office, a warrant task force consisting of the Greenville County Sheriffs Office and US Marshals responded to a home at 85 Montague Road around 5 p. m. The suspect was identified as Earl Fitzgerald Hunter, 40, who was wanted out of Spartanburg for an attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. As deputies entered the house, they saw Hunter in the back kitchen area. As deputies moved in to place Hunter into custody, he pulled away and pulled out a pistol. Two deputies shot Hunter after he pulled a loaded 9mm HiPoint pistol out of his pocket. Deputies secured the scene and waited until EMS personal arrived. Hunter was pronounced dead at the scene.
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