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A South Carolina man was shot dead and a Kershaw County sheriff's deputy injured during a narcotics investigation traffic stop that turned violent last Tuesday night. Melvin Lawhorn, 26, becomes the 13th person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.
Melvin Lawhorn, October 2011 booking photo (Kershaw County Sheriff's Office)
While being dragged, the deputy shot Lawhorn under the arm, fatally wounding him. A patrol car then rammed the pick-up, bringing it to a halt. The sheriff said the deputy was dragged about 120 feet. He had tire tracks up his boot and leg, Matthews said. He was treated at a nearby hospital for torn ligaments and abrasions, then released.
After the incident, Herbert was arrested for DUI and failure to stop by state Highway Patrol officers.
The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has taken over the shooting investigation. Sheriff Matthews said a SLED investigator recovered an ounce of suspected cocaine from the pick-up.
It is unclear exactly how the deputy managed to shoot Lawhorn while being dragged beneath the vehicle.
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S.Caralina man killed in drug traffic stop
How that cop being dragged by the driver of said truck..''was able to shoot driver under the arm is unclear'' can we go with the ''magic'' bullet explanation here....this btw is how marijuana kills!...personally I thought it wrong for the person to up and drive off in escape!..just worsens the situation..
beneath the vehicle?
From the last line of this article "while being dragged beneath the vehicle" The original article never said he was "beneath the vehicle" while being dragged, nor was it implied.
A commenter from the original article wrote this speculation: "Dragged?? He was holding on to the car as it sped off and shot the guy throught the window. When he let go the car ran over his leg." That sounds to me like a more plausible scenario.
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/02/29/2172053/kershaw-co-deputy-shoots-kills.html#storylink=cpy
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