Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shannon Earl Smith
Age : 45
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/01/2021
Location : 225 Amelia Street
City : Spartanburg
County : Spartanburg
State : South Carolina
Agency : Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, Spartanburg Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shooting response
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/01/2021, Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies and Spartanburg police responded to reports of multiple people being shot near a sewer line repair site in a residential area of Spartanburg. According to reporting, Shannon Earl Smith approached workers who were making sewer repairs in the neighborhood and opened fire, striking two people and killing one of them. After the shooting, Smith went to a nearby residence on Amelia Street. Law enforcement surrounded the home and attempted to make contact with him. During the confrontation at the residence, officers engaged Smith and opened fire, killing him. Smith was 45 years old. Public reporting described the sequence of events as fragmented and unclear, and authorities released limited detail about the specific actions taken by police immediately before the shooting. The investigation into the police killing was reported as pending.
