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A civil rights group is raising questions about the school resource officer who shot and killed a Carolina Forest High School student.
Police say that student, Trevor Varinecz, attacked officer Marcus Rhodes with a knife. Rhodes retaliated and shot Varinecz five times. The 17-year-old died.
State police are investigating.
Tuesday afternoon, Abdullah Mustafa, of the National Action Network, met with the school district about concerns he says he's heard from parents who know the officer.
"What's the problem here is that there's a kid that's been shot, OK, and again we feel this young man should be here today. It was excess force, and having learned that this officer character is nasty, that we don't want him back in the school system. it's that simple," said Mustafa.
We called the school district's spokeswoman for comment. She did not return the call.
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