Man fatally shot by deputies during exchange of gunfire on Johns Island

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the fatal shooting of a man early Wednesday in a shootout with Charleston County deputies.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the man’s name.

The shooting followed an overnight chase that went from a vehicle chase to a foot chase on Johns Island, Sheriff Carl Ritchie said. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating, he said…

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