>>4@
>>4@ WE
>>4@ WE HAVE SEVERAL OFFICERS 4@ INJURED.
INJURED.
INJURED. SEVERAL OFFICERS 4@SHOT.
A TERRIBLE SITUATION.
THE STAND-OFF LASTED LP■
A TERRIBLE SITUATION. THE STAND-OFF LASTED LP■lsFOR
APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS.
THE SUSPECT IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
>> 4@IT IS PRETTY CRAZY BECAUSE
LIKE I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED
ANYTHI4@NG LIKE THIS BEFORE, LI
NEVER.
NEVER.
NEVER. YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS SEE IT ON
THE NEWS, BUT YOU DON'T THINK
IT WILL REALLY HAPPEN IN YOUR
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. >>
CITY. >> WE WERE JUST WRAPPING UP FOR
THE DAY AND WE KNEW WE NEEDED
TO BE HERE AND WE KNEW WE
NEEDED $a5TO RESP%yZc4@
PUT THESE FAMILIES OF THESE
OFFICERS IN YOUR PRAYERS.
PLEASE 4@LIFT THEM UP.
>> I CAN ONLY ECHO THE "gz4@
SENTIMENTS OF THE SHERIFF, AND
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A 4@
PARTICULAR TIME, PRAYERS OF
EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO 4@KNOWS T
LORD, JESUS CHRIST, heFOR xL■
EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO 4@KNOWS T LORD, JESUS CHRIST, heFOR xL■TH
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. >> WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH
BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE OF THE
FATAL FLORENCE COUNTY POLICE
SHOOTINGS.
SHOOTINGS. SEVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS @
WERE SHOT THIS 4@AFTERNOON.
THREE DEPUTIES AND FOUR CITY OF.
FLORENCE POLICE OFFICERS.
ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS DIED u#"y
HIS WOUNDS WHILE OTHERS ARE IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
CRITICAL CONDITION. A 20-YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN WA4@S AL
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. ALL
SHOT. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AS THE
OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO SERVE A
WARRANT TODAY.
WARRANT TODAY. IT WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER 4@
SITUATION THAT UNFOLDED OVER
TWO HOURS WITH THE GUNSHOTS
LASTING SOME 45 4@MINUTE4@S TOD
AND WHEN IT s
WAS
SUSPECT
SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. A FLORENCE POLICE OFFICER WHO
DIED IN THE LINE 4@OF DUTY HAS
BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 52-YEAR-OLD
TERRENCE CARRAWAY WHO LIVED IN
DARLINGTON.
DARLINGTON. HE HAD 4@JUST RECEIVED
éHIS
éHIS 30-
YEAR
YEAR SERVICE PIN FROM 8ETHE 4@ DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. AGAIN, HE DIED EN ROUTE TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. NEWS 19 IS 6Svçó4@COVERING THIS
HOSPITAL. NEWS 19 IS 6Svçó4@COVERING THIS3
FROM EVERY ANGLE TONIGHT AS
INFORMATION UNFOLDS.
INFORMATION UNFOLDS. WE HAVE CREWS hF7T5ING TO
RESIDENTS OF THE AREA AND A 4@
TIMELINE4@ OF EVENTS AS THE
SHOOTING HAPPENED.
SHOOTING HAPPENED. WE'RE GOING TO CHECK IN 4@WITH
THEM IN A FEW MOMENTS.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO MY A PORTION X>z
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MY A PORTION X>z@
TONIGñ'#S V'2PRESS CONFERENCE S
YOU'RE ALL CAUGHT UP.
THE FIRST PERSON YOU'RE GOING
TO HEAR o-vFROM IS 4@FLORENCE C
SHERIFF KENNY 4@BOONE púñFOLLOW
FLORENCE POLICE CHIEF ALLEN
HEIDLER. 4@
HEIDLER. 4@ >> YOU NEVER KNOW
YOU
YOU LEAVE
YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME IF YOU'RE YkmGO
TO RETURN HOME.
A LOOT OF OUR OFFICERS DON'T --
A LOT OF OUR OFFICERS DON'T GET
THE Ko■
A LOT OF OUR OFFICERS DON'T GET THE Ko■RESPECT THAT THEY DESERV
THIS SITUATION Ht■
THE Ko■RESPECT THAT THEY DESERV THIS SITUATION Ht■HAS HIT HOME.
WE HAVE4@ SEVERAL OFFICERS THAT
WERE INJURED, SEVERAL OFFICERS
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. IT
SHOT. IT IS 4@A 4@TERRIBLE SITUATION.
THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE
CALLED HIM 4@AND THE COUNTY IS
WORKING THE CRIME SCENE, MOST
OF THEIR LAB, AND 4@WE HAVE ce
SUPPORT FROM CHARLESTON COUNTY,
SHERIFF CANNON, AND 4@ALSO LEE
SKIDMORE.
SKIDMORE.
SKIDMORE. THERE'S GOING TO BE oo
LOT
LOT OF
OFFICERS
OFFICERS WHO ARE GOING 4@TO NEE COUNSELING THAT WERE THERE WHEN
OFFICERS WHO ARE GOING 4@TO NEE COUNSELING THAT WERE THERE WHEN@
THE ÷.
V■
V■INCIDENT çóOCCURRED.
THESE
THESE OFFICERS WENT THERE UNKNOWING THE FIRE POWER ROfTHI
SUSPECT HAD.
SUSPECT HAD. -- UNKNOWING %qñOF THE FIRE POW
THEY ARE SUSPECT HAD.
AND THEY HAD A RANDOM 4@ 4@SEAR
WARRANT.
WARRANT.
WARRANT. BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED, GUN FIRE
WARRANT. BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED, GUN FIRE@
STARTED, SEVERAL OFFICERS WERE
HIT.
HIT.
HIT. I
HIT. I WANT TO THANK THE 3mE■
HIT. I WANT TO THANK THE 3mE■FLORENC
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THOSE GUYS WERE PROBABLY --
THE;/ñWERE MINUTES AWAY AND q■
THOSE GUYS WERE PROBABLY -- THE;/ñWERE MINUTES AWAY AND q■h@
ASSISTED 4@US AS WELL.
IT ?IS GREAT WHEN WE DO HAVE
THAT RELATIONSHIP 4@WITH OTHER
OFFICERS AND AGENCIES THAT YOU
CAN CALL THEM FOR HELP AND WE
CAN WORK 6ÑAS ONE ENTITY.
I WOULD ASK 4@THAT YOU PLEASE P
THIS FAMILY -- THE FAMILIES OF
THESE OFFICERS IN YO4@UR PRAYER
PLEASE -9■
THESE OFFICERS IN YO4@UR PRAYER PLEASE -9■LIFT THEM UP.
THE VICTIMS IN THIS CASE NEED
ALL OF THE HELP AND SUPPORT WE
CAN GIVE THEM.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE 4@TAKEN CARE OF.
AND I WOULD ASK YOU, PLEASE,
THOSE WHO 4@LIVE IN VINTAGE
PLACE, X#mBEAR WITH US.
WE KNOW 4@JO>THIS IS CHAOTIC.
WE REALIZE THAT WHAT IS GOING
ON, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT
I ASK THAT YOU 4@PLEASE BEAR WI
US.
US.
US. AND
US. AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO 4@COME FR
THE SHERIFF, THE RICHLAND
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHO IS
ASSISTING US AS FOR AS THE
CRIME SCENE AND THE
INVESTIGATION IS CONCERNED. kkr■
CRIME SCENE AND THE INVESTIGATION IS CONCERNED. kkrv
PLEASE LIFT UP THIS FAMILY. 4@
BECAUSE THEY NEED IT. 4@
THESE OFFICERS e4@%á/ÑWITNESSED
SOMETHING, SEEING THEIR FELLOW
OFFICERS DOWN.
OFFICERS DOWN. THE FIRE WAS 4@BEING GSHOT ALL
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. THE
OVER. THE WAY THE 4@SUSPECT WAS
POSITIONED, HIS VIEW OF FIRE
WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS.
HE HAD AN ADVANTAGE.
AND THE OFFICERS COULDN'T GET
TO THE =)■
AND THE OFFICERS COULDN'T GET TO THE =)■4@ONES THAT WERE DOWN
BUT THANKS TO, "gzYOU 4@KNOW, OÑ
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER, WE
MADE SURE ALL OF THE OFFICERS
THAT WERE 4÷4@SHOT íLUñWERE PRO
AND BROUGHT FOR MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. BUT AS 4@FAR AS THE
INVESTIGATION, I PROBABLY NEED
TO 4@TC? THAT OVER TO 4@]
■
■4@SHERIFF
LOTT.
LOTT. THEY WERE WORKING THE CASE AS
WELL, AND JUST KEEP OUR
OFFICERS AND OUR AGENCIES IN
YOUR PRAYERS.
YOUR PRAYERS. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
BEAR <■
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BEAR <■WITH ME AS THIS 4@Ha#=çB
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BEAR <■WITH ME AS THIS 4@Ha#=çB@
AN ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS
EVENING AND AN EMOTIONAL
EVENING.
EVENING AND AN EMOTIONAL 4@4@ING.
4@4@ING.
4@4@ING. TODAY WILL MARK A VERY HORRIFIC
4@4@ING. TODAY WILL MARK A VERY HORRIFIC@
DAY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TODAY WE LOST A GOOD qú4@3oMFRI
MINE.
MINE.
MINE. AN
MINE. AN USFER THAT I HAVE KNOWN --
AN OFFICER THAT
AVE
AVE KNOWN
FOR
FOR 30
FOR 30 YEARS. WE HAVE 4@THREE OTHER 4@OFFICER
THIS PARTICULAR TIME WHO 4@ARE
RECEIVING ATTENTION +■
THIS PARTICULAR TIME WHO 4@ARE RECEIVING ATTENTION +■AT 4@H#o
HOSPITAL4@.
HOSPITAL4@. I CAN ONLY ECHO THE 4@SENTIMENT
OF THE SHERIFF AND ASK FOR AT
THIS 4@<
bPARTICULAR s
IME
IME Kl/■
IME Kl/■PRAYERS OF
EVERY
EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO KNOWS 4@T LORD, JESUS CHRIST, TO PRAY 4@e
EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO KNOWS 4@T LORD, JESUS CHRIST, TO PRAY 4@e@
THESE OFFICERS.
THESE OFFICERS. THEY WERE RESPONDING TO THE
SCENE OF AN 4@INCIDENT WHERE TH
KNEW THAT THEIR BROTHERS FROM
THE SHERIFF'S 4@OFFICE, THEIR
BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE WERE IN v÷NEE
AS WE ALL DO, AND 4@THEY DO FOR
US.
US.
US. I
US. I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMUNITY @
FOR Xñ■
I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMUNITY @ FOR Xñ■REACHING úF6OUT ALREADY.
I WANT T■
FOR Xñ■REACHING úF6OUT ALREADY. I WANT T■óénTHANK ALL OF a,4@MY
BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BLUE P
FROM AROUND THIS C?Ie WHO
ARE Kvg■
ARE Kvg■
ARE Kvg■ (ALREADY 4@REACHING OUT.
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY
BECAUSE THIS 0cuIS 4@MY FAMILY.
THESE OFFICERS ARE pFh■
BECAUSE THIS 0cuIS 4@MY FAMILY. THESE OFFICERS ARE pFh■8h■
BECAUSE THIS 0cuIS 4@MY FAMILY. THESE OFFICERS ARE pFh■8h■MY FA
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM AND
WE 4@PWILL TAKE CARE OF THEIR
LOVED ONES.
LOVED ONES. BUT I WANT YOU TO, PLEASE, PRAY
LOVED ONES. BUT I WANT YOU TO, PLEASE, PRAY■
LOVED ONES. BUT I WANT YOU TO, PLEASE, PRAY@
FOR THESE OFFICERS AND THEIR
SPEEDY RECOVERY.
SPEEDY RECOVERY. PRAY FOR THE FAMILY WHO 4@LOST
THE BRAVEST POLICE OFFICER THAT
I u4@4@HAVE oo
VER
VER KNOWN.
>>
>> WELL,
>> WELL, YOU HEARD THE SHERIFF BOONE THERE 4@PGeSAY THE RICHLA
COUNTY SHERIFF LEON LOTT WOULD
LEAD THE INVESTIGATION INTO
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.
A SHORT TIME AGO I SPOKE 4@WITH
THE SHERIFF BY PHONE, Iá-AND I
ASKED HIM HOW HIS AGENCY 4@BECA
THE LEAD INVESTIGATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >> WE WERE ASKED BY THE
FLORENCE COUNTY SHERIFF TO COME
GIVE ASSISTANCE ON 4@IT, AND WE
HAVE SOME HIGHLY TRAINED
INVESTIGATORS AND FORENSIC LAB
AND SO 4@WE HAVE A SHOOTING TEA
THAT HAS BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE
MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS LIKE THIS,
AND SO WE WERE ASKED TO COME IN
AND HELP DO 4@4@THE INVESTIGATI
THE MAIN THING NOW IS TAKING
CARE OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
SHOT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEIR
CARE OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SHOT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEIR@
FAMILIES ARE é4TAKEN CARE OF AN
THE S■
FAMILIES ARE é4TAKEN CARE OF AN THE S■OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN SH
ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
THE YkmFLORENCE AUTHORITIES THE
THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, THIS
IS A TRAGIC DAY FOR THEM, SO WE
HAVE TO X>zADDRESS THE NEEDS.
SO IT IS TOO PRELIMINARY NOW TO
GO INTO ANY 4@DETAILS.
>> WHENEVER LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
INJURED, SOCIAL MEDIA iV7ALWAY
LIGHTS UP WITH PEOPLE SHOWING
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. THE Y.SITUATION =/%IS NO DIFFER
AS vOmLOTS OF0P■
THE Y.SITUATION =/%IS NO DIFFER AS vOmLOTS OF0P■-AT SIGHS ARE S
-- 4@AGENCIES ARE SHOWING SOL
DARE jF■
-- 4@AGENCIES ARE SHOWING SOL DARE jF■DAY WITH THE -- SOLIDAR
-- 4@AGENCIES ARE SHOWING SOL DARE jF■DAY WITH THE -- SOLIDARz
WITH THE OFFICERS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN IN
FLORENCE COUNTY TONIGHT 4@WITH
MORE ;DETAILS.
MORE ;DETAILS. JENA, GOOD EVENING.
>> Reporter: GOOD EVENING, J.R.
AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO
KNOW THAT ONE OFFICER WAS
KILLED AND THE IDENTITY OF THAT
OFFICER WAS 4@CONFIRMED FROM 4@
FLORENCE -- CONFIRMED FROM THE
CORONER AND HE ÷WAS WITH THE
FLORENCE CITY DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE TOLD THAT THAT WAS
TERRENCE CARRAW4@AY, AND, LIKE
YOU SAID, 5añ4@I%C/n1HE WAS A 3
VETERAN WHERE THAT AGENCY AND
SIX OTHERS HAD BEEN INJURED IN
THAT SHOOTING.
THAT SHOOTING. I'M OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL
RIGHT NOW WHERE WE KNOW 4@SOME
THEM ARE BEING TREATED, 4@AND T
SHOOTING OCCURRED AFTER
INVESTIGATORS ATTEMPTED TO
SERVE A SEARCH WARRANT AT HOME,
INVESTIGATORS ATTEMPTED TO SERVE A SEARCH WARRANT AT HOME,[
AND THE 4@DETAILS ARE STILL
LIMITED AT THIS TIME.
BUT THE SUSPECT CONTINUED TO
FIRE 4@AT THE OFFICERS WHO 4@--
OTHER OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO
THE SCENE TO ASSIST THE 4@WOUND
OTHER OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE TO ASSIST THE 4@WOUND@
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT. MORE THAN ONE OFFICER WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT fáWAS SHOT.
IT TOOK THE USE 4@OF A oo/
ULLET-
RESISTANCE VEHICLE TO EVACUATE AND TR4@ANSFER -- Qá%TRANSPORT
WOUNDED OFFICERS 4@HERE TO GET
TREATMENT, AND WE WERE TOLD
THAT THE SUSPECT REMAINED
BARRICADED IN THE HOME WITH A
CHILD AT THE TIME BEFORE THE
SUSPECT DID SURRENDER.
RIGHT NOW WE DO KNOW THAT THE +3
STAND-OFF LASTED YkíABOUT TWO
HOURS, 4@BUT BOTH FLORENCE COUN
SHERIFF'S 4@hMñDEPARTMENT AND T
POLI4@CE DEPARTMENT SAY THIS HA
÷
BEEN
BEEN AN
BEEN AN Ht■
BEEN AN Ht■EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THEM.
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. >> WE KNOW THAT AT TIME THIS IS
IS A DANGEROUS 4@AND DIFFICULT
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. BUT
JOB. BUT OUR DEPUTIES READILY AND 4@
BRAVELY ACCEPT THAT CHALLENGE.
SO WE ASK 4@FOR YOUR cwLPRAYER
THE WOUNDED AND THEIR FAMILIES !
AND WE ASK FOR l'■
THE WOUNDED AND THEIR FAMILIES ! AND WE ASK FOR l'■RESPECT OF TH
PRIVACY AT THIS TIME.
>> Reporter: AND THERE 4@IS STI
NO UPDATED L3INFORMATION ON THE
OTHER OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN
INJURED AND THE CONDITIONS ON
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. AS
THEM. AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY, AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON
THE LATEST AS WE GET MORE OF
THAT INFORMATION.
THAT INFORMATION. LIVE IN FLORENCE ñCOUNTY, 4@NEW
19, WLTX.
19, WLTX.
19, WLTX. J.R.?
J.R.?
J.R.? >>
J.R.? >> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
WE SHOULD ADD TONIGHT THAT THE
MA4@YOR OF 4@FLORENCE IS TELLIN
THAT SEVERAL OF THE OFFICERS
ARE IN SERIOUS CONDITION