One dead in S.C. officer-involved shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man was killed in a Saturday shootout with South Carolina police.
The shooting occurred early Saturday morning after multiple people called 911 upon hearing gunshots, Greenville police Lt. Alia Paramore said in a news release.
When police arrived, they found two men in the back parking lot of 1300 E. Washington St., which is less than a half-mile from the Greenville Zoo. One of the men was detained by police and the other fled inside the building, according to the release. Someone inside the building shot at police and one officer returned fire, police said.
The Greenville News posted a picture of scene, showing the law office of W. Benjamin McClain Jr. with what appears to be bullet holes in the glass on the front of the building.
Police sent a robot inside the building, where it discovered the man who fled inside the building had died, according to the release.
The man who was fatally shot was identified as W. Benjamin McClain III, 25, according to the Greenville News.
No police officers were injured in the shootout, according to the release.
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