Bernard Brandon Powers, a 23-year-old Black/African American man, was shot and killed by police in Taylors, South Carolina, on October 11, 2015. Deputies were attempting to serve a warrant when the encounter escalated and officers used lethal force. Powers was known to have a history of criminal activity and was a wanted individual at the time.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) took over the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. No arrests of law enforcement personnel were announced in the immediate aftermath, and specific findings from the SLED probe or any prosecutorial decisions have not been made widely available.

What details about the warrant or the moments before the shooting might help clarify why lethal force was used?