SLED Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Lexington County
Thursday, Jun 11, 2026
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Lexington County.
Officers with the West Columbia Police Department received a shots fired notification from an apartment building on North Brown Street in West Columbia, SC, on Wednesday evening. Officers responded to investigate, and two officers encountered an armed man who came out of an apartment. During the encounter, there was an exchange of gunfire between the man and the officers. One officer and the man were shot. The man and officer were transported to the hospital for treatment. The officer was discharged from the hospital, and the man remains in treatment at this time. SLED was requested to investigate by the West Columbia Police Department.
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 Lexington County is the 19th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2026.
This is the 1st officer involved shooting for the West Columbia Police Department this year.
In 2025, there were 45 officer involved shootings in South Carolina.
The West Columbia Police Department had no officer involved shootings last year.
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