Body cam footage has been released after a fatal deputy involved shooting last month in the Upstate. As we previously reported, the Greenville County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Highway 101 in Greer, in early November.
A woman had reported that the suspect 62 year old, Rene Mercado Contreras fired shots at her nephew. The victim escaped the home without injury. When Deputies arrived, Contreras was inside the home.
Deputies tried to talk Contreras into surrendering peacefully. However, he fired a shot at deputies and then came out on the porch with a gun. That's when deputies began firing.
The Sheriff's Office says SLED and the 13th Circuit Solicitors Office have reviewed the footage. The Sheriff's Office says their internal investigation determined the shooting was justified.
A video briefing from the incident and the body cam footage are available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUlmZT8uCn4&rco=1 (Viewer discretion advised as content may be considered disturbing )
