Officer involved in a shooting at Lexington Medical Center emergency department
A patient was wounded in an officer involved shooting Friday morning at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting that took place in the hospital’s emergency department.
No employees were harmed. The patient sustained non-life-threatening injuries, the hospital said in a news release, directing all other questions to SLED.
Which police department involved in the shooting was not immediately available.
SLED confirmed the investigation is ongoing, but could not release further details.
This story was originally published August 2, 2024 at 12:19 PM.
Joseph Bustos
The State