Gary Wayne Smith
Name: Gary Wayne Smith
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/06/2003
Location:
Fort Lawn, South Carolina, 29714
County: Chester
Agency: Fort Lawn Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Gary Wayne Smith of Fort Lawn was shot five times by an officer but died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, said Chester County Coroner Watson Wright. Officer Paul Christmas, 48, of Rock Hill, told police Smith sideswiped his pickup truck on U.S. Highway 21 and drove away. Christmas followed Smith to a private driveway to confront him when Smith shot at the officer with a .22-caliber pistol.
Unique ID: 2505
News article: Link
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