A standoff in Summerville, South Carolina, involving an armed man barricaded inside a home has ended after an exchange of gunfire with police officers. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has been called in to investigate the officer-involved shooting, and it is unclear whether the man was injured or in custody. The standoff began with a traffic stop, and the Summerville SWAT team responded, deploying gas inside the home before shots were heard. Hostage negotiators have been called in, and the situation is no longer an active threat.
Two people, including a police officer, were injured in an officer-involved shooting at a Walgreens in West Ashley, Charleston. The officer has been released from the hospital and is expected to recover fully. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident, which occurred around 7 p.m. on Sunday. The road was temporarily closed for investigation, and there is no current threat to the public.
A deputy-involved shooting occurred during a narcotics investigation in Greenville County, South Carolina. The suspect arrived at the scene and armed himself before being shot by a Greenville County deputy. The suspect was transported to the hospital with injuries, and his condition is unknown. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident, while the Greenville County Sheriff's Office is conducting an internal investigation.
Aiken County deputies responded to a call about a person threatening neighbors with a firearm on Hamelin Road. Upon arrival, they encountered Christopher H. Whittle, who was barricaded and firing rounds from the residence. After attempts at negotiation, Whittle was shot and killed by deputies. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is now investigating the incident.
Law enforcement authorities in Laurens County, South Carolina, have issued a warning to the public to avoid the area of Satterwhite Road due to a heavy law enforcement presence. Crime scene tape has been set up on the railroad tracks, and at least one official from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is on the scene. Deputies have assured the public that there is no danger and that the subject involved is in custody. Further updates will be provided.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina reported an officer-involved shooting at a residence on Norway Road. No injuries were reported, and the Sheriff's Office has requested the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to conduct a separate investigation into the incident.
Six people were found dead and another in critical condition in Colleton County, South Carolina, following a house fire. A murder investigation is underway, and a suspect, Ryan Lenard Manigo, has been arrested for the attempted murder of the surviving victim. Additional charges are pending, and authorities are being assisted by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in their investigation.
Terrance Gault, 55, was killed in a standoff with police after he fired at deputies and officers who were trying to serve him civil papers at his home in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Gault continued to shoot at officers from inside his home, prompting officers to return fire. After a brief pause, officers heard a gunshot from inside the home and found Gault on the floor with an apparent gunshot wound. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division released the toxicology report for Jamie Komoroski, the driver involved in a fatal Folly Beach collision, which shows that she had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit on the night of April 28th. Komoroski was driving at 65 miles per hour in a 20 mile-per-hour zone when her vehicle collided with a wedding party's golf cart, killing one person and injuring three others. She is facing felony charges for the collision, including vehicular homicide.
The body of Stephen Smith, a South Carolina teen who was found dead in 2015, has been exhumed and autopsied as part of a reopened murder investigation. Smith's mother has offered a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of any responsible party. The investigation was reopened after ties to the family of now-convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh were discovered. The GoFundMe account also paid for the exhumation and independent autopsy of Stephen Smith's remains.
The 2015 death of Stephen Smith, whose body was found near the home of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh, is being investigated as a homicide, according to officials. Smith's case was reopened in 2021 as evidence was collected during the subsequent investigation into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Smith's family requested that his body be exhumed with the intention of undergoing an independent autopsy. The family launched a GoFundMe campaign earlier this month to raise money for the process, which has garnered more than $87,000.
Attorneys representing the family of Stephen Smith, who was found dead on the side of a road in South Carolina in 2015, have announced that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has ruled his death as a homicide. The family has launched an online fundraiser to independently exhume and examine Smith's body, which has raised over $80,000. The case was reopened in June 2021, but no suspects have been officially named. The Murdaugh family name has come up several times in investigative files, but Buster Murdaugh has denied any involvement in Smith's death.
