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Seneca (SC) officer fired year after fatal shooting of Zachary Hammond
Source: Anderson Independent Mail
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 6:03 PM
Seneca officer fired year after fatal shooting of Zachary Hammond
On July 26, 2015, 19-year-old Zachary Hammond, of Seneca, was shot and killed by Lt. Mark Tiller of the Seneca Police Department. SLED closed its investigation of the shooting and recommended that no charges should be filed against Tiller.
MIKE ELLIS - (ANDERSON) INDEPENDENT MAIL
SENECA, SC - Seneca Police Chief John Covington has fired officer Mark Tiller, who fatally shot unarmed teen Zachary Hammond in July 2015.
Tiller's final day on the payroll will be Friday, Covington said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
The chief said he could not provider further comment on the "personnel" matter.
Tiller will not face state prosecution, but the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are investigating the shooting. Tiller's attorneys have said, in court filings earlier this year, he faces "profound criminal exposure as result of the ongoing criminal investigation" by federal authorities.
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Seneca officer fired year after fatal shooting of Zachary Hammond
On July 26, 2015, 19-year-old Zachary Hammond, of Seneca, was shot and killed by Lt. Mark Tiller of the Seneca Police Department. SLED closed its investigation of the shooting and recommended that no charges should be filed against Tiller.
MIKE ELLIS - (ANDERSON) INDEPENDENT MAIL
SENECA, SC - Seneca Police Chief John Covington has fired officer Mark Tiller, who fatally shot unarmed teen Zachary Hammond in July 2015.
Tiller's final day on the payroll will be Friday, Covington said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
The chief said he could not provider further comment on the "personnel" matter.
Tiller will not face state prosecution, but the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are investigating the shooting. Tiller's attorneys have said, in court filings earlier this year, he faces "profound criminal exposure as result of the ongoing criminal investigation" by federal authorities.
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Read more: http://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article99850842.html
