White S.C. deputies open fire at black robbery victim
By WCIV-TV News Published: May 7, 2015 at 12:03 PM PDT

White S.C. deputies open fire at black robbery victim
Scene of the shooting Thursday (Ava Wilhite/WCIV)
HOLLYWOOD, S.C. (WCIV) - A homeowner wielding a gun was wounded by two Charleston County deputies as they responded to a home invasion call Thursday morning in a case of apparent mistaken identity.

The officers are white and the homeowner is black, officials said.

Officials at the scene say two intruders entered the Scott White Road home when the homeowner was in a laundry room. A neighbor called 911.

When officers arrived, the homeowner had picked up a gun to exchange gunfire with the intruders. The two alleged intruders rode away on bicycles, officials said.

The deputies ordered the homeowner to drop his gun, but officials say he did not, so deputies opened fire. He was shot multiple times, reportedly.

County officials said one male patient was taken to Medical University Hospital as a category 2 with potential life-threatening injuries. He has a gunshot wound to the neck, officials said.

State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry said shortly before noon that agents were being sent to the home to investigate the shooting.

According to SLED, this is the 17th officer-involved shooting in South Carolina in 2015. In 2014, there were 42 officer-involved shootings, officials said. This is also the second officer-involved shooting of the week in the Lowcountry.

On Wednesday, a Colleton County deputy shot a bank robbery suspect in the hand during a chase in which the suspect reportedly tried to run over the deputy in a car.

Most likely not. His crime was trying to defend his home. The "authorities" as my MIL calls them do not like you to protect yourself. They want you to abdicate that God given right to the state. Not sure what they are "authorities" of other than being small dick asshats on a power trip. Since in is in SC I will give it a 3 star rating that he was shot because he was not a vanilla face and 7 stars that he was shot because he dared to defend himself.

The only color(description) that should be in the article is of the suspects. If the homeowner is a relative match then profiling is out of El window.

You may not hear them. It's a tense situation , because you do not hear them you deserve to get shot? If I was the bad guy I would just yell police come out with your hands up and you dolts would walk out? The "authorities"
Have less of a right to go home alive than the homeowner imho. They signed up knowing the risks and get paid to do it. This militaristic attitude that they get to break and kill everything in site so they can go home at night is BS. They need to show a lot more restraint and realize they work for the homeowner not the other way around.

Being a Cop is not even close to being the most dangerous job. Try driving a Taxi or working at a "stop and rob" Logging is another dangerous job.Warehouse work is a lot more dangerous.

The most important thing is they come home safe.

Wow one per state ,its epidemic. I do not believe being a police officer is in the top most
Dangerous professions. By their standards loggers should go into the woods in Abrams tanks and shoot any tree that does not fall to the ground .

EX RAY TECHS rank pretty high.

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its dem gamma rays and sheet.

There have been 42 killed thus far in 2015

And to the delight of FishPrince, 8 K9 deaths

That's always good for a troll.

You'll have as much luck of that happening as the white sporty does of getting back some fish. Neither is right, but it is what it is right?

We are headed to bad, bad places IMO. I don't see things getting any better before they get much worse. Sad. Until things get better, I plan on using as much of my "white privilege" as possible to not get myself or the dog shot.

Exactly. 3 to 1 white guys get shot by cops. Most probably deserved it.
The next white dude that gets shot around these parts, and I'm lootin' the Cabela's and Bass Pro. 3 Rivers is gonna' need some Roof Koreans to keep me from gettin' mine.

You will not get a lot of white people to loot unless you have an app for it . It all has to be scheduled with a slender invite ,free parking, drinks and snacks have to arranged and at least a 50% off coupon if you expect any turn out at all.

White Boy Race War

The odds of getting chased down and tackled by a cop go way down if you don't run in the first place.

The odds of getting shot by a cop go way down if you don't point a gun at one.

General rules to LIVE by.

On the flip side of that if you want to get tackled or shot then run and point your gun?

I think I see a pattern developing.

Yup. There are going to be exceptions but your odds really will tilt in your favor.

"Yes, sir." "No, sir." I'm sorry, sir."