Off-duty South Carolina police officer charged in fatal shooting of fleeing driver

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Off-duty South Carolina police officer charged in fatal shooting of fleeing driver
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An off-duty Summerville Police Department officer, Anthony DeLustro, has been charged with murder after fatally shooting 39-year-old Michael O’Neal following a confrontation in a Chick-fil-A parking lot in South Carolina. Eyewitnesses described DeLustro as the "primary aggressor," and he allegedly fired a single shot from his handgun as O’Neal attempted to drive away, resulting in O’Neal's death. DeLustro pleaded for leniency, citing his 35 years in law enforcement, while O’Neal’s family has launched a GoFundMe page in his memory.

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