Two Greenville County Sheriff’s deputies were placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting a man Tuesday.
According to Greenville County Sheriff’s Lt. Ryan Flood, deputies shot and killed Jesse William Wright Sr., 75, shortly before 5 p.m. Flood said deputies responded to a disturbance on 147 Coster Road in Travelers Rest and fired on Wright when they encountered him with a weapon.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said Wright died at the scene. Neither deputy was harmed, Flood said…