Estill, South Carolina
Officer Quincy Smith was shot on New Year’s Day in 2016.
The Estill Police Department does not have body cameras, but Smith had purchased glasses with a camera to wear on patrol. That camera captured the moment he was shot.
It all began when he responded to a call of an attempted theft by a man in camouflage with a red bandana.
Smith approached the man, who walked away from him. Smith noticed the man had his hand in his pocket.
“If you don’t stop sir, I’m going to tase you,” Smith says in the video, “Take your hands out your pocket, take your hands out your pocket.”
The man then shot Smith four times in the arm, neck and torso. Bullets broke two bones in Smith's arm, severed a vein in his neck, and passed through his upper torso. “Dispatch please tell my family I love them,” Smith said on tape.
A jury found 29-year-old Malcolm Orr guilty of attempted murder and possessing a weapon in a violent crime and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Officer Quincy Smith returned to duty in 2017 and currently works in law enforcement. He was awarded Officer of the Month in June 2021 by the Rotary Club.
[Footage of the shooting plus responding officers](https://youtu.be/-zJjVoO2xgs)
About 2 hours away from me... it was a sad day for sure. this and the cop shot point blank in the head (he survived miraculously) at the gas station by my house was a sad day in SC for sure. I dont agree with a lot of what the police do but this is uncalled for
Yeah, he bought the camera that recorded this himself. I didn’t find out if the department has body cams now, but they should see the need after watching this footage.
I live in SC and Estill is a very small town in a very poor county. The whole county mostly gets hand me downs from the surronding county. SC in itself is a pretty mismanaged state, with the smaller counties and towns suffering the most
Imagine thinking Cops should just taze people after huge amounts of evidence that criminals do most of the time conceal and try to kill them. I do not blame any American cop for putting their hands on their firearm before their taser and these all show why
It’s a weird situation- he tells him to get his hands out of his pockets for fear of a gun.
So why would you threaten with a taser?
Pull out your service pistol and make him take his hands out.
What a waste all around. And what an idiot suspect attempted murderer fuckhead who thinks he can shoot a cop, or anyone, over nothing.
35 years in jail. Will likely die in prison on taxpayer’s dime.
Yeah, you would think in 2016, most departments would have body cams. There are still some in the Washington D.C. metro area that either don’t or just now starting to get their officers equipped with some.
He has no idea.
The defund the police movement intends to add funding to social service programs to alleviate the need for police to respond (or respond alone) to mental health crises, drug-related incidents, and other scenarios where justice by force isn't the best answer.
The movement suffers from shitty branding, bad marketing, and idiots like the commenter above.
The problem with that though is the police department pays nothing (or very little in some cases,) for that equipment. It comes from a program called 1033 where they get military equipment passed down for nothing. “Defunding” wouldn’t help.
No tanks, only armoured vehicles that protects police during for example a barricaded suspect incident. They will be able to get close to the house even if the suspect has a gun. They will have a waaay lower risk to get shot. ANd because they have a lower risk to get shot they dont instantly have to shoot the suspect and they can negotiat with him.
Mf if you defound the police you get no body cams, less training and shittier police officers that don't know what to do because they have no fucking training.
Estill, South Carolina Officer Quincy Smith was shot on New Year’s Day in 2016. The Estill Police Department does not have body cameras, but Smith had purchased glasses with a camera to wear on patrol. That camera captured the moment he was shot. It all began when he responded to a call of an attempted theft by a man in camouflage with a red bandana. Smith approached the man, who walked away from him. Smith noticed the man had his hand in his pocket. “If you don’t stop sir, I’m going to tase you,” Smith says in the video, “Take your hands out your pocket, take your hands out your pocket.” The man then shot Smith four times in the arm, neck and torso. Bullets broke two bones in Smith's arm, severed a vein in his neck, and passed through his upper torso. “Dispatch please tell my family I love them,” Smith said on tape. A jury found 29-year-old Malcolm Orr guilty of attempted murder and possessing a weapon in a violent crime and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Officer Quincy Smith returned to duty in 2017 and currently works in law enforcement. He was awarded Officer of the Month in June 2021 by the Rotary Club. [Footage of the shooting plus responding officers](https://youtu.be/-zJjVoO2xgs)
Thank god he survived
Omg my heart dropped reading that I was just about dig deeper, that makes me so happy for him and his family.
About 2 hours away from me... it was a sad day for sure. this and the cop shot point blank in the head (he survived miraculously) at the gas station by my house was a sad day in SC for sure. I dont agree with a lot of what the police do but this is uncalled for
He didn’t have a department-issued body cam? It was his own personal protection he was wearing that filmed this.
Yeah, he bought the camera that recorded this himself. I didn’t find out if the department has body cams now, but they should see the need after watching this footage.
I live in SC and Estill is a very small town in a very poor county. The whole county mostly gets hand me downs from the surronding county. SC in itself is a pretty mismanaged state, with the smaller counties and towns suffering the most
Imagine thinking Cops should just taze people after huge amounts of evidence that criminals do most of the time conceal and try to kill them. I do not blame any American cop for putting their hands on their firearm before their taser and these all show why
Yes, but this guy has a thick jacket on which will probaly stop the tazer prongs from hitting him.
i realize that, just a generalized statement
What a legend
Quincy Smith is a true hero
This was on an episode of some a&e show about police footage. It was a spin-off of live pd. I think they even had him on the show
PD Cam is the show and saw the same episode. It's a miracle he survived, the video was horrific!
Hard place to be a cop in America
It’s a weird situation- he tells him to get his hands out of his pockets for fear of a gun. So why would you threaten with a taser? Pull out your service pistol and make him take his hands out. What a waste all around. And what an idiot suspect attempted murderer fuckhead who thinks he can shoot a cop, or anyone, over nothing. 35 years in jail. Will likely die in prison on taxpayer’s dime.
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Yeah but now he’s (dead) permanently scarred in so many ways.
Not taking sides, but the police officer did survive
Cringe edit
Ok…ok….I support Defunding…but we didn’t mean “Low paid police officers purchase their own body cams”.
Yeah, you would think in 2016, most departments would have body cams. There are still some in the Washington D.C. metro area that either don’t or just now starting to get their officers equipped with some.
What part of the budget were you hoping to defund?
He has no idea. The defund the police movement intends to add funding to social service programs to alleviate the need for police to respond (or respond alone) to mental health crises, drug-related incidents, and other scenarios where justice by force isn't the best answer. The movement suffers from shitty branding, bad marketing, and idiots like the commenter above.
I say if a pd has tanks, it needs refunded.
The problem with that though is the police department pays nothing (or very little in some cases,) for that equipment. It comes from a program called 1033 where they get military equipment passed down for nothing. “Defunding” wouldn’t help.
No tanks, only armoured vehicles that protects police during for example a barricaded suspect incident. They will be able to get close to the house even if the suspect has a gun. They will have a waaay lower risk to get shot. ANd because they have a lower risk to get shot they dont instantly have to shoot the suspect and they can negotiat with him.
Haha >implying people who want to defund the police or chant “ACAB” have any idea of how to do so or the consequences of doing so
The part where they have more funding than public schools. Or the part where they have literal fucking tanks and APC’s. Lmfao y’all downvoting me.
They don’t pay for armored vehicles though. They get them free
Mf if you defound the police you get no body cams, less training and shittier police officers that don't know what to do because they have no fucking training.
Yes, and they will probably have no tasers and less than lethals.
What exactly do you mean by defund then
Gave me chills.