A suspect was shot after firing at deputies in the Midlands, early Tuesday morning. “If you point a gun and shoot at our deputies, we’re gonna shoot back.” That was the message from Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
Around 1 AM, deputies attempted to pull over a vehicle for excessive speeding. The driver took off, leading deputies on a chase before running off the road.
At a press conference Tuesday, Sheriff Lott played dashcam video showing the suspect firing at deputies as they approached the vehicle. Four deputies returned fire, hitting the suspect, 23 year old Renardo Tyson…