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SC law enforcement community condemns officers’ actions in death of George Floyd
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Leaders of the law enforcement community in South Carolina have issued statements against the actions of officers in Minneapolis leading up to the death of George Floyd.“My reaction is like what any citizens’ reaction would be. I watched it in dismay and just disgusted,” said Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook. “It was hard to watch. It’s an action by a law enforcement officer that is absolutely inconsistent with any training or procedures.”Floyd died in police custody after he became unresponsive when a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.It was...…COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Leaders of the law enforcement community in South Carolina have issued statements against the actions of officers in Minneapolis leading up to the death of George Floyd.“My reaction is like what any citizens’ reaction would be. I watched it in dismay and just disgusted,” said Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook. “It was hard to watch. It’s an action by a law enforcement officer that is absolutely inconsistent with any training or procedures.”Floyd died in police custody after he became unresponsive when a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.It was...WW…
‘I’m not a murderer’: Police clear former owner of SC home where body was found in freezer
NORWAY, S.C. (WIS) - The former owner of a Norway home where a body was found in a freezer spoke with WIS on Tuesday.“I lived in there for 10 years,” said Ronald Phillips.The house that Phillips once called home is now the center of a high-profile investigation after the body was found Sunday night.“These kids went in there Sunday night when it was dark, and then came back out and opened the freezer and there was a body,” he said.Phillips sold the property years ago but says the house has always had a haunted reputation in the Norway community.“People started busting the windows out and...…NORWAY, S.C. (WIS) - The former owner of a Norway home where a body was found in a freezer spoke with WIS on Tuesday.“I lived in there for 10 years,” said Ronald Phillips.The house that Phillips once called home is now the center of a high-profile investigation after the body was found Sunday night.“These kids went in there Sunday night when it was dark, and then came back out and opened the freezer and there was a body,” he said.Phillips sold the property years ago but says the house has always had a haunted reputation in the Norway community.“People started busting the windows out and...WW…
Students, residents react after video of large, maskless crowd at Columbia bar goes viral
Students, residents react after video of large, maskless crowd at Columbia bar goes viral By COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A viral video circulating online Thursday night shows the TLC sports Bar, near Williams Brice Stadium, packed with people. Many of those people appeared not to follow DHEC’s recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19 with no masks in sight and very little distance between customers. JUST IN: The scene tonight at TLC Sports Bar near Williams-Brice Stadium. Students say they’re going here because it’s just outside of Columbia city limits, and doesn’t have strict COVID safety...…Students, residents react after video of large, maskless crowd at Columbia bar goes viral By COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A viral video circulating online Thursday night shows the TLC sports Bar, near Williams Brice Stadium, packed with people. Many of those people appeared not to follow DHEC’s recommendations to slow the spread of COVID-19 with no masks in sight and very little distance between customers. JUST IN: The scene tonight at TLC Sports Bar near Williams-Brice Stadium. Students say they’re going here because it’s just outside of Columbia city limits, and doesn’t have strict COVID safety...WW…
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