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YORK COUNTY, S.C. – A South Carolina man who is an ex-deputy has been charged with murder in the death of a retired lieutenant from the Rock Hill Police Department Friday afternoon, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office.
At 3:15 p.m. deputies were called to the Anderson Apartment Building at 108 East Main Street after Larry Vaughan was found dead in his apartment. Vaughn retired as a lieutenant with the Rock Hill Police Department.
RHPD requested the York County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the homicide due to Vaughan’s connection to the agency, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office.
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A Rock Hill site earned national civil rights recognition. The city won t stop there.
Jul. 6 ROCK HILL Rock Hill
A growing list of the most prominent civil rights locations and landmarks in America just took a seat in Rock Hill.
The former McCrory s Five & Dime site on Main Street is now a part of the African American Civil Rights Network. That listing began in 2017 and is operated by the National Park Service. It includes almost 60 listings.
Gladys Robinson, chairwoman of the city African-American Cultural Resources Advisory Committee, said the designation is exciting and significant. The National Park Service, she said, is able to continue to promote research and history of important places.
“It’s a very different thing from being a witness to a video, and being a witness on the scene,” Gray said.
The arrest of the brothers led to three days of protests beginning last Wednesday. The unrest in the city was sparked after officers with the Rock Hill Police Department pulled over
Ricky Price, 35, at a gas station on June 23 for making an illegal turn and changing lanes unlawfully, according to the report.
Rock Hill NAACP president Norma Gray (YouTube screenshot)
During a search of his car, police turned up two bags of marijuana and an illegal handgun. Price’s brother,