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Wade Protus Phillips
United States · Aged 49 · Died 07/08/2020
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Police responded to a call about a disturbance being made by a person with a rifle who was having a mental crisis. Officers encountered Wade Protus Phillips, 49, a police officer with 26 years experience, brandishing a rifle and saying, "Let's get it on!" Phillips fired first and began advancing on the officers, who shot and killed him. Phillips was allegedly heavily inebriated.
Alleged responsible partyHorry County Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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