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Gary Wayne Smith
United States · Aged 48 · Died 05/06/2003
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Gary Wayne Smith of Fort Lawn was shot five times by an officer but died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, said Chester County Coroner Watson Wright. Officer Paul Christmas, 48, of Rock Hill, told police Smith sideswiped his pickup truck on U.S. Highway 21 and drove away. Christmas followed Smith to a private driveway to confront him when Smith shot at the officer with a .22-caliber pistol.
Alleged responsible partyFort Lawn Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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