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Robert Langley

Age : 46

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 02/06/2022

Location : Choppee Road and Schoolhouse Road

City : Hemingway

County : Georgetown

State : South Carolina

Agency : Hemingway Police Department

Officer(s) :Cassandra Dollard

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after chase for stop sign offense

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/06/2022, Hemingway police officer Cassandra Dollard attempted to stop Robert Junior Langley after she said he did not stop at a stop sign in Hemingway. Dollard activated her blue lights, caught up with Langley, and began radio traffic, then Langley continued driving and Dollard chased him out of Williamsburg County and into Georgetown County. The chase ended when Langley tried to turn at Choppee Road and Schoolhouse Road, missed the turn at speed, and crashed into a ditch. After the crash, Langley began climbing out through the front passenger door and Dollard fired one shot, striking him in the chest. Langley was unarmed and later died at the hospital. The shooting became controversial because the dash camera video described in reporting did not show a weapon in Langley’s hands, the stop began over a minor traffic allegation, and the shooting occurred miles outside Dollard’s jurisdiction. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged Dollard with voluntary manslaughter within days. Reporting also raised questions about why Dollard was hired and certified given prior terminations from other agencies and additional misconduct allegations described in the family lawsuit. Langley’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit and the civil case later resolved through a 1 million dollar settlement that was reported as the liability policy limit and approved by a judge, with claims dismissed with prejudice. Public reporting available as of early 2026 continues to describe Dollard’s voluntary manslaughter case as pending, and I did not find a widely reported verdict or final criminal disposition in indexed news coverage.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lawsuit-filed-ahttps://www.live5news.com/2022/02/06/chase-ends-officer-involved-shooting-georgetown-county/
https://www.live5news.com/2022/02/09/solicitor-officer-involved-deadly-shooting-custody/
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-02-09/south-carolina-police-officer-in-custody-in-fatal-shooting
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-officer-charged-fatal-shooting-sc-man-allegedly-ran-stop-sign-rcna15603
https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/article/S-Carolina-officer-charged-in-killing-released-on-16848356.php
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/s-c-officer-charged-in-killing-man-who-ran-a-stop-sign-released-on-bond/2968251/
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article259646895.html
https://www.wbtw.com/news/attorneys-release-dashcam-video-of-shooting-involving-hemingway-police-officer-cassandra-dollard-and-robert-langley/

Video
https://www.live5news.com/2022/03/22/attorneys-release-police-footage-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.live5news.com/2022/02/19/funeral-held-south-carolina-man-killed-following-high-speed-chase/