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SC Lede: Lethal Force

Gavin Jackson (r) speaks with Daniel Gross in the Greenville News offices on Friday, October 4, 2019.

On this edition of the South Carolina Lede, host Gavin Jackson speaks with The Greenville News' Daniel Gross about his in-dept project, "Lethal Force," examning the 145 lethal shootings by South Carolina police officers over the last 10 years. Among other revelations, the report found that deputies with the Greenville Sheriff's Office used their weapons at higher rates than officers in other more crime-ridden counties.

You can read the full 11-part report on the Greenville News website here.

Then, South Carolina Public Radio's Russ McKinney stops by to quiz Gavin about South Carolina history in this week's Did You Know segment.

Plus, the week's top news, campaign trail updates, and more!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.