South Carolina Police Take Down Double Homicide Suspect Armed with Showerhead
An individual who committed a horrific act of violence by killing his mother and girlfriend in a house fire, while expressing a desire to be killed by law enforcement, was tragically shot and killed by eight officers who mistook a chrome shower head for a weapon. This revelation came to light during a police department presentation of evidence. The perpetrator, Gary Pratt Whitten, was out on bail and under house arrest with an ankle monitor, which he removed before carrying out the heinous crime on January 17. Despite data showing Whitten’s presence at the scene for an extended period, the monitoring company failed to notify authorities until after the ankle bracelet was removed and the fire was reported. Prior to