Police killings
2013-2020

Michael D. Oswald

Male, White

Date of the incident: 9/8/2014

Charleston, Charleston, SC
1840 Carriage Lane

Deputy Joseph Matuskovic was fatally shot through a door while responding to a report of a drunk man Michael Donovan Oswald at an apartment. Oswald was also killed by gunfire. Bullets from the weapon, which was similar to an AK-47, punctured the protective vest of the slain deputy.