COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – One officer is dead and another injured following a shooting in Columbia.
29-year-old Officer Christopher DeLong died from injuries sustained in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday morning. Officer David Dymock was also injured in the shooting and is currently in stable condition.
Officers were dispatched to Holstein Lane at 9:43 a.m. after a woman had called authorities about a man she had a restraining order against was destroying her property. When officers arrived at the scene at approximately 10:32 a.m., however, the suspect had left the home.
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A few minutes later, Officer DeLong initiated a call on Hazelwood Road after finding a person standing near a vehicle that matched descriptions given by the caller. A second officer, Officer Dymock, was called in for backup…