Deputies kill 81-year-old man who they say fired gun first
UNION, S.C. — Authorities say police officers in South Carolina shot and killed an 81-year-old man who fired a gun at them while they tried to take him into custody for a mental evaluation. Union County Sheriff’s deputies said they were called Saturday night to a home near Union after a neighbor said Harold Thompson fired a gun in the air after his dog barked at him.Deputies say Thompson didn’t answer his door and after several tries, they obtained a court […]
