Summerville, SC – A tense standoff in the heart of Summerville ended late Friday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting that brought the hours-long incident to a close. The confrontation began with a routine traffic stop gone awry, leading to a high-speed chase that culminated in a barricade situation in a residential neighborhood.
The standoff started around 1:30 PM when a Summerville Police Officer attempted to pull over a vehicle for a routine traffic violation. The situation escalated rapidly when the driver, refusing to comply, engaged the police in a high-speed chase that ended on Lilac Drive in the Robynwyn subdivision.
Upon reaching a dead end, the suspect exited the vehicle, displayed a weapon, and barricaded himself inside a nearby home, refusing to surrender. Summerville Police, along with SWAT teams, cordoned off the area, urging residents to stay indoors as they worked to resolve the situation safely.
Negotiators were on the scene, attempting to communicate with the suspect, urging him to surrender peacefully. After several hours of tense negotiation, an exchange of gunfire occurred between the suspect and the officers, leading to the suspect being wounded and subsequently taken into custody.