ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division is investigating after an Anderson County deputy shot a man who officials said had a knife.
Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore tells local news outlets 43-year-old Marcus Eugene Epps died from gunshot wounds to the chest.
Sheriff’s spokesman J.T. Foster said the man aggressively approached a deputy who was called out late Friday night after someone called 911 and hung up.
The sheriff’s department didn’t say who shot Epps. No deputies were injured.
SLED said it’s the 12th time an officer has shot someone in South Carolina this year and the second shooting involving the Anderson County Sheriff’s office.
The investigative agency will make a report to prosecutors. The inquiry, including forensic evidence and interviews with people including the deputy who shot Epps, could take months.
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