Death by Cop- 2024

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Nicholas Daniel Austin Papala

Case # :767

Gender : Male

Age : 25

Race : White

Date : 06/02/2024

Location : I-85 north near mile marker 71

City : Spartanburg

County : Spartanburg

State : South Carolina

Agency : Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after crash

Open records summary :

After a crash, Nicholas Papala hid in the woods. Police claim he reached for his waistband and they shot and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/06/02/man-shot-and-killed-by-deputies-after-crash-on-i-85-in-spartanburg-county/

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/06/02/sled-investigating-crash-turned-deadly-deputy-involved-shooting-i-85-spartanburg-co/