'It Happened So Fast, You're Dead, Fats, Just'

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Ten officers were assigned to go to julian s apartment to execute the search warrant. Three of the officers at the apartment that day shot julian betton, frank wadell, chris dennis and david bellew. They fired an estimated 29 times, and nine bullets hit julian. Julian says he never fired his gun.

“I didn’t do what they said I did. And it was like, I don’t know how to disprove the police. I mean, it’s my word against theirs. I don’t really stand a chance.”

In 2015, the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit in South Carolina gave a confidential informant $100 to buy marijuana from Julian Betton. And then they broke down his door. Officers David Belue, Chris Dennis, and Frank Waddell shot at Julian an estimated 29 times.

We speak with Julian Betton and Jonny McCoy.

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