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SLED investigates officer-involved shooting in Orangeburg County

The incident marks the sixth officer-involved shooting in South Carolina this year.

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SLED investigates officer-involved shooting in York County.

The incident in Fort Mill on Friday is the fifth officer-involved shooting in South Carolina this year.

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Newly-elected Chapin mayor faces SLED investigation

A spokesperson for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says the Chapin Police Department requested the investigation on Nov. 7 following an alleged assault at Chapin Town Hall.

FILE - In this July 22, 2014, file photo, flags fly at the entrance to South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C. A student faces charges after a shooting at South Carolina State University on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 that sent the campus into lockdown for nearly one hour but did not leave any reported injuries. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

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SC State shooting investigations lead to the arrest of a Richland County man

Susan O'Cain

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday announced the arrest of Treveion James Crawford, 18, of Columbia.

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FILE - This Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, sexual assault evidence collection kits are shown during committee meeting. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File )

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SC sexual assault kit tracking system goes live in Piedmont and Lowcountry

Marcus Flowers

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division rolled out the sexual assault kit tracking system in the PeeDee and Midlands in December and January, respectively. Tuesday, it went live in the Upstate and Lowcountry regions.

FILE - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel, left, addresses the media during a news conference following a prison riot at the Lee Correctional Institution, April 16, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina's governor said Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, that he plans to ask for another six-year term as chief for Keel early next year. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

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South Carolina's top cop Keel wants another 6 years, but he has to retire for 30 days first

Associated Press

South Carolina’s governor wants the state’s top police officer to serve six more years, but to keep his retirement benefits, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel must first take 30 days off.

43-year-old Jeriod Price recaptured in New York and brought back to a South Carolina prison after a deal that cut his murder sentence nearly in half was revoked. July 17, 2023.

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Convicted killer released in secret deal brought back to SC prison

Victoria Hansen

A convicted killer is back behind bars in South Carolina four months after he was released as part of an unannounced deal that cut his 35-year prison sentence nearly in half.