LATTA, SC (WBTW) – The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office confirms the fatal shooting in Latta is an officer-involved shooting, according to Captain Cliff Arnette.
Captain Arnette reports one person has been killed in the officer-involved shooting, which occurred off Pocosin Road in the Oak Grove Community of Latta, just off of Highway 38.
The name of the deceased has not been released, and investigators have not released any information on what led to the shooting.
Arnette says two units initially arrived on the scene and then a third unit was called.
He says the officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure in a case like this.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating this case.
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