Deputies skip council meeting the day Sumter officer fatally shot amid push for higher pay

Council members have voiced support for increase but must find money

BY SHELBIE GOULDING
shelbie@theitem.com
Posted 2/26/20

Sumter County Council and community members stood for a moment of silence Tuesday before their biweekly meeting in honor of fallen Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Andrew Gillette, 37, who …

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