COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said a a K-9 officer was killed in the line of duty early Monday morning. The department confirmed the death hours after it happened. Deputies has not given any details yet on where the incident happened or what led up to the officer’s death. They also did not confirm which K-9 was lost. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is set to give more details at a news conference early Monday afternoon.