SLED investigating officer involved shooting in Greenville County
Monday, Jan 29, 2024
Agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are investigating an officer involved shooting which occurred on Friday, January 26, 2024, in Greenville County.
Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to an area of Piedmont Highway for an alleged assault. Deputies encountered an armed male subject in the area of Cemetery Street. Following an exchange of gunfire, the armed male subject, later identified as Robert Lee Campbell, 51, was shot and died at the scene. No deputies were injured. SLED was requested to investigate by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.
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 was the 4th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2024. This is the 2nd officer involved shooting for the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office this year.
In 2023, there were 43 officer involved shootings in South Carolina. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office had 3 officer involved shootings last year.
