Traffic stop in Anderson Co., SC ends with deputy shot and hurt, suspect dead

ANDERSON CO., S.C. – A traffic stop in upstate South Carolina ended with a sheriff’s deputy shot, and the suspected shooter dead. The shooting happened Monday afternoon along I-85 in Anderson County.

The sheriff’s office says the driver fired a shot, hitting one of two deputies who were on scene. The other deputy fired back, killing the suspect.

The injured deputy has life-threatening injuries.