NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — The North Charleston Police Department officers who shot and killed a man with hatchets in his hands in late February won’t face charges, according to a prosecutor’s decision.
Robert Rose, 35, a veteran wielding two hatchets on Feb. 28 as he slowly approached the police perimeter set up during an hours-long standoff after the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Department was called to escort him for mental health treatment, ignored commands to drop the weapons before he was shot by law enforcement.
The shooting was captured on camera. It led to the family holding a press conference days later, where they sought answers as to how Rose was killed when dealing with a mental health crisis.
BACKGROUND | “1 dead in officer-involved shooting after barricade incident in Dorchester County: Sheriff.”…