Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : White
Date : 12/27/2024
Location : 9600 block of Patriot Boulevard
City : Ladson
County : Dorchester
State : South Carolina
Agency : North Charleston Police Department (NCPD)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 27, 2024, at approximately 4:41 p.m., North Charleston Police Department officers responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment in the 9600 block of Patriot Boulevard in Ladson. Upon arrival, officers discovered three deceased individuals: 38-year-old Adrienne Seay, her father 68-year-old John F. Childs, and her brother 36-year-old John A. Childs.
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Witnesses identified the shooter, who had taken a 5-year-old child from the home. Officers located the man at his residence. He exited the house holding the child, placed the child down safely, and then died by suicide. The child was not physically hurt.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Shooter)
