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Ernest Satterwhite Sr., a 68-year-old great-grandfather, was fatally shot by a police officer in North Augusta, South Carolina, in February 2014. The shooting followed a 13-minute, mostly low-speed pursuit of about nine miles that ended when Satterwhite parked in his driveway. Officer Justin Craven, 25 at the time, ran to the car and reached into the open window with his firearm as dashcam video shows. A struggle followed; Satterwhite’s arm appears to push at the officer’s weapon before Craven pulled his gun back and fired multiple shots into the vehicle. No weapon was found in Satterwhite’s car. Satterwhite was hospitalized and later died.

Prosecutors initially sought voluntary manslaughter charges, but a grand jury declined to indict on that count and returned a misdemeanor misconduct in office indictment; Craven was later also charged with discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle. In April 2016 Craven pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor misconduct in office charge and was sentenced to three years probation and 80 hours of community service. The city of North Augusta and Edgefield County agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to Satterwhite’s family to resolve a wrongful-death lawsuit.

If anyone knew Ernest Satterwhite or witnessed the chase and shooting, please share what was seen or any information that might help clarify the events.