A South Carolina cop died and another was wounded in a shootout with a gun-wielding career criminal, who was also killed in the crossfire, according to police and local reports.
Gunshots rang out near the South East Park area of Columbia, S.C., on Saturday morning when the officers involved went to check out a domestic violence complaint, according to the Columbia Police Department.
“And it’s with heartbreak and sadness that I inform you that one of our officers has succumbed to [his] injuries,” said the city’s top cop, Chief W.H. Holbrook, at a press conference.
The killed cop was identified as Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, who had been with the Columbia Police Department for two years.
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