South-Carolina
1 Dead in Officer Involved Shooting in Aiken
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A site visitors cease Saturday resulted in a lethal shootout with police in South Carolina.
An Aiken County Sheriff’s Division deputy tried to cease a person on a Harley Davidson bike round 12:43 a.m. when the driving force fled and a pursuit ensued, authorities stated.
The motive force misplaced management of the bike within the eastbound lane of Interstate 20 close to the 11-mile marker. Because the deputy confronted the driving force, pictures have been fired and the driving force sustained not less than one gunshot wound to the physique and was pronounced useless on the scene, the coroner’s workplace stated.
The sufferer’s identify will probably be launched after his household has been notified, Coroner Darryl Ables stated in a information launch.
An post-mortem will probably be carried out Monday in Newberry to find out a reason for demise, his workplace stated.
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