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Active shooter in Florence, South Carolina (1 Viewer)

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[Breaking news update at 6:03 p.m. ET]

Three Florence County, South Carolina, deputies and two city officers have been shot during an active shooter incident in Florence County, sheriff's deputy Chief Glenn Kirby said, according to CNN affiliates.

[Previous story, published at 6 p.m. ET]

There is an active shooter incident in progress in Florence, South Carolina, authorities said Wednesday.

Florence County Emergency Management is urging people to stay away from an area in Vintage Place off Hoffmeyer Road as the sheriff's officers and Florence City police respond.

More details to follow.

 
Updated to 7 officers now

Seven law enforcement officers were shot, one fatally, in Florence County, South Carolina, authorities said Wednesday night.

Local media reports said the shooting may have escalated from a domestic violence situation Wednesday night. Officers responded to an active shooting in Vintage Place, an upscale residential subdivision, Florence County Emergency Management tweeted.

A suspect was in custody, authorities said.

Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken said the dead officer was a member of the city police department. Three Florence County sheriff’s deputies were shot, said Public Information Officer Major Michael M. Nunn, and four city officers were shot, said Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler.  

"This is a hard and difficult day for us," Nunn said. "We don't have all the details at this time as the incident has just concluded."

Officials have not released the names of the officers.

At approximately 4 p.m., investigators from sheriff’s office attempted to serve a search warrant when the suspect inside the Vintage Place home opened fire, Nunn said.

Nunn said officers from the city police department responded to assist. The subject remained barricaded in the residence with children and the standoff lasted about two hours. With a bullet-resistant rescue vehicle, the wounded officers were evacuated and transported to a hospital. 

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