SLED Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Greenville County (May 12, 2025)
Monday, May 12, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Greenville County. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office requested the SLED investigation.
A Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a 911 call regarding a domestic incident at a home on Bryson Heights Drive in Simpsonville, SC. When the deputy arrived, the deputy encountered a man armed with a rifle. During the encounter, the deputy shot the man. The man died at the scene. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as James Daniel Webster Jr., 34. No law enforcement officers were injured.
This is an ongoing investigation. As such, no other information about the case will be disclosed by SLED at this time.
SLED conducts law enforcement officer involved shooting (OIS) investigations at the request of the agency involved in the incident or the agency with jurisdiction. When requested to investigate an OIS, SLED’s goal is to conduct a thorough, independent criminal investigation as timely as is possible under the circumstances. SLED agents will conduct interviews with all potential witnesses in this matter. Further, SLED will collect all relevant evidence and will forensically test such evidence as needed. Information gathered in the SLED investigation of the incident will be summarized in a case file report to be submitted to prosecutors.
The incident in Greenville County is the 19th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2025.
This is the 4th officer involved shooting for the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office this year.
In 2024, there were 45 officer involved shootings in South Carolina.
The Greenville Sheriff’s Office had 7 officer involved shootings last year.
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For media inquiries, please email SLED’s Public Information Office: pio@sled.sc.gov.
