An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
Police said the shooting began during a domestic-dispute response, and the suspect also died as investigators continued their work.
- On Saturday, a Columbia Police Department officer was killed and another injured during a shooting at Southeast Park in Columbia, South Carolina. The suspect also died during the incident, Chief W.H. 'Skip' Holbrook said.
- Responding to a reported domestic dispute, two officers encountered gunfire, Holbrook said at a news conference Saturday evening. Authorities confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public following the fatal exchange.
- The deceased officer was 29 years old and had served with the department for two years. Holbrook noted the officer is survived by a wife and two young children, stating, 'We will lean on each other in this tragic time.'
- Authorities have closed Southeast Park and asked the public to avoid the area while first responders continue their work. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting with assistance from the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
- WACH FOX confirmed with Deputy Chief Melron Kelly that a suspect was also shot during the encounter. Further briefings regarding the investigation will be forthcoming, Holbrook indicated, though he did not take questions.
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Officer dies, second injured in shooting at SC park, police chief says
The deceased officer, 29-year-old Christopher DeLong, had been with the police department for two years and leaves behind a wife and two young children. The post Officer dies, second injured in shooting at SC park, police chief says appeared first on Boston.com.
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South Carolina officer killed and another injured while pursing suspect in domestic dispute case
One police officer was killed and a second was injured in a shooting that unfolded while officers were pursuing a person of interest in a domestic dispute call.
One South Carolina cop was killed, and another was injured on Saturday in a firefight in a park after a call to the police about a domestic conflict.
South Carolina officer killed in park gunfight after domestic dispute call
Officer Christopher DeLong was killed and Officer David Dymock was injured during a shootout in Columbia after a domestic dispute call. The suspect also died, and the shooting has left the department grieving as state agents investigate.
A police officer in South Carolina died, and a second one was injured on Saturday in a firefight in a park following a domestic conflict call, Columbia Police Chief W.H. Skip. Holbrook, according to The Associated Press.
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