(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Seven United Sates (US) Law Enforcement Officers have been shot, one of them fatally, in an incident in South Carolina, Officials say.
Police in the city of Florence had been responding to a call for help from the Sheriff’s Office.
A gunman had been holding children hostage and was involved in a two-hour stand-off before surrendering and being taken to hospital.
He has not been identified and the motive is unclear.
All the children are now safe, Police said.
At a press conference, Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone said three County Sheriff’s Deputies and four Florence Police Officers were shot during the incident.
One of the Florence Officers, named by local media as Terrence Carraway, 52, died from his injuries.
