Jean Davis-Capers, president of the Eutawville branch of the NAACP, said she and the local branch “have great concerns when the solicitor, David Pascoe, convenes a grand jury that will find a man, who killed another person for no reason, guilty of ‘misconduct in office.’”

Davis-Capers went on to say, “This goes to show we have a lot of work still to do in the South.”

“My heart goes out to the family of the late Bernard Bailey until some type of justice is served,” she said.

Bailey was a manager at a Summerville Walmart after retiring from the state Department of Corrections.

A 10-year law enforcement veteran, Combs had completed the state-required police chief training five days before the shooting. He was placed on paid administrative leave after the shooting. However, that status was amended two months later when Combs was placed on leave without pay.

Town officials said later they had “parted ways” with Combs, but would not specify under what conditions.

Combs had been a deputy with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office before a stint with the Elloree Police Department.