Full Notification

At approximately 3:30 a.m., this morning, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a disturbance outside of a residence in Shady Glen Mobile Home Park in Bluffton. When the first deputy arrived on scene, the deputy was approached by a male subject wielding a metal pipe. As the subject attempted to assault the deputy with the pipe, the deputy drew his service pistol and fired two shots. The subject was wounded, but continued to be combative. When additional deputies arrived, they helped restrain the subject for Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to respond and evaluate him. EMS stabilized the subject and transported him to Savannah Memorial Hospital, where he is currently being treated for gunshot wounds.
 
As it was a deputy involved shooting, the Sheriff’s Office requested the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to respond and investigate the incident. The deputy has been placed on administratively leave pending an internal review by the Sheriff’s Office’s Office of Professional Responsibility. Additional information will be released at the appropriate time. Questions from the media regarding the investigation are referred to SLED.