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South Carolina deputy shot and killed in what sheriff says was an ambush
- In Darlington County, South Carolina, Deputy Mason was shot and killed early this morning during an incident in which the suspect also died.
- Authorities say Cameron Ray Dennett, 25, was barred from possessing a firearm and faced active warrants for conspiracy, forgery, and computer crimes.
- Records indicate this incident is the first officer-involved shooting for Darlington County in 2025 and the 28th statewide, with another deputy hospitalized during the altercation.
- Following the shooting, SLED was requested to investigate, and Porter, 28, was arrested on active warrants at the scene.
- Compared with last year's 45 shootings, South Carolina has seen 28 so far in 2025, indicating a rising trend in officer-involved incidents.
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Attorneys wrangle in lead-up to trial in deputy murder
Both sides discussed motions and set a new schedule Thursday in a hearing for the man charged with the murder of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a Santa Clarita Valley man killed in the line of duty in a September 2023 attack. Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, 30, is accused in the Sept. 16, 2023, shooting of Clinkunbroomer, an eight-year veteran working at the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station in what the Sheriff’s Department described as an “unprovoked amb…
The alleged attacker, Cameron Ray Dennett, 25, also died during the exchange of shots
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