Raphael M. Bostick

Deadly force

Bostick attempted to rob a Dollar Store when a witness called it in. When Hardeeville police and Jasper County deputies arrived, Bostick was holding a store clerk hostage. Officers shattered the glass doors to break into the business. The clerk was able to make it to safety, as Bostick tried to escape through the back of the store. Bostick and the three officers inside exchanged gunfire, and Bostick was killed.