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| South Carolina shooting: one officer killed and four injured in Florence county | South Carolina shooting: one officer killed and four injured in Florence county |
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| Authorities say five South Carolina law enforcement officers have been shot during an active shooter incident in Florence county. | Authorities say five South Carolina law enforcement officers have been shot during an active shooter incident in Florence county. |
| According to county coroner Keith von Lutcken, one officer was killed, local media reported. Information on the condition of the other four officers was not immediately available. | According to county coroner Keith von Lutcken, one officer was killed, local media reported. Information on the condition of the other four officers was not immediately available. |
| Authorities said that officers from two local police forces, three deputies from the Florence county sheriff’s office and two city officers, were those involved in the shooting. | Authorities said that officers from two local police forces, three deputies from the Florence county sheriff’s office and two city officers, were those involved in the shooting. |
| Florence county Emergency Management said in a Facebook post that the suspect had been taken into custody in the Vintage Place neighbourhood. | Florence county Emergency Management said in a Facebook post that the suspect had been taken into custody in the Vintage Place neighbourhood. |
| “The active shooting situation is over and the suspect is in custody. We are asking everyone to stay away from Vintage Place as there is still an active crime investigation in progress,” the agency said. | “The active shooting situation is over and the suspect is in custody. We are asking everyone to stay away from Vintage Place as there is still an active crime investigation in progress,” the agency said. |
| Further details were not immediately available. | Further details were not immediately available. |
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