The dash cam footage of a South Carolina police officer fatally shooting a 19-year-old in July has been released after it was announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the officer.
The dash cam footage of a South Carolina police officer fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old has been released, after a state prosecutor announced Tuesday no criminal charges will be filed against the officer.
Solicitor Chrissy Adams said that after reviewing the case and applicable law, Seneca officer Mark Tiller won’t face charges in South Carolina after he shot dead Zachary Hammond on July 26 in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.
Hammond was shot twice by Tiller during an undercover marijuana sting operation that went wrong.
The teen was on a first date with 23-year-old Tori Morton, who was the target of the bust after an undercover officer arranged a drug deal with her at Hardee’s. She was sitting in Hammond’s passenger seat of the car at the time of the deadly shooting, but was not injured.
Source: Dash cam footage released of police officer shooting dead unarmed teen
