Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Nicholas Elias Fernandez

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/08/2024

Location : 339 Rolling Hills Circle

City : Easley

County : Pickens

State : South Carolina

Agency : Easley Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shoplifting and pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man was allegedly seen shoplifting an made threats to the manager of a Tractor Supply. The man fled, was chased, stopped at another location to pick up a gas can and threatened someone with it. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-easley/

https://www.wyff4.com/article/suspect-shot-killed-by-officer-easely-south-carolina/61534164

https://www.abcnews4.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-upstate-police-officer-shoots-kills-man-armed-with-axe-sled-wciv-abc-news-4-pickens-county-easley-police-department-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/coroner-identifies-man-shot-killed-by-easley-police/

https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-man-shot-killed-police/61558748

https://www.audacy.com/989word/news/local/more-details-released-after-fatal-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2024/07/08/suspect-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-easley/