Deputies shoot suspect who barricaded himself and set house on fire, SC officials say
A barricaded suspect accused of setting a house on fire was shot by deputies in South Carolina, officials said.
The Florence County Sheriff’s Office said it was called Wednesday night to Coward, a town roughly 60 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach.
That’s where officials say a suspect started a house fire and shot a weapon.
“At a point during the incident the suspect exited the house and opened fire on deputies again, who returned fire,” Maj. Michael M. Nunn said in a news release.
The suspect, a man whose name wasn’t provided, was injured and brought to a hospital.
No one from the sheriff’s office was hurt, Nunn said.
The S.C. Law Enforcement Division has been asked to investigate the incident.
During investigations, the agency said its “goal is to conduct a thorough, independent criminal investigation as timely as is possible under the circumstances.” The shooting was the state’s seventh involving law enforcement officers so far this year.
This story was originally published February 18, 2021 at 8:48 AM.
