Death by Cop- 2022

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Richard Scott Turner

Case # :557

Gender : Male

Age : 55

Race : White

Date : 04/26/2022

Location :

City : Spartanburg

County : Spartanburg

State : South Carolina

Agency : Spartanburg County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Died during arrest

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Spartanburg County deputies tried to stop a U-Haul truck about 2:20 p.m. on Asheville Highway near Geddes Street for a traffic violation. When the vehicle failed to stop, police escalated a chase until the driver pulled into the Villas at Lawson Creek apartments.
A passenger ran to the back of the apartment complex and into the backyard of a home and then became unresponsive during arrest.

Source Links :

https://www.wbtw.com/news/u-haul-passenger-dies-after-police-chase-in-south-carolina/