Shooting Under Investigation

Update 5:00pm 11/16/23

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says that a Deputy Sheriff was shot this afternoon at the conclusion of a pursuit in the southern part of the County near Fair Play.

Sheriff Crenshaw says that Deputies were conducting a traffic stop earlier this afternoon on S. Highway 11 at Mt. Pleasant Road on a white Chevrolet Silverado. During the course of the traffic stop, the driver of the truck sped away from the scene and led Deputies on a pursuit.

According to Sheriff Crenshaw, the driver of the pickup made his way down to the area of Black Bass Road at Shelor Ferry Road where shots were fired. A Deputy was hit by the gunfire and the driver of the pickup drove away. The Deputy was then transported to the hospital.

As the search for the suspect continued, the suspect was later located on Black Bass Road and was shot by Deputies, according to Sheriff Crenshaw. At this time, neither the name of the Deputy shot nor the name of the suspect is being released by the Sheriff’s Office, according to Sheriff Crenshaw.

Sheriff Crenshaw says that this is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public. Sheriff Crenshaw says that the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office will be the lead investigative agency into the incident at his request as well as at the request of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Chaplains from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office have also responded to different locations to minister to the Deputies and the family of the Deputy who was shot.

Sheriff Crenshaw says that the investigation is continuing, and no further information will be released at this time.

Update: 3:30pm 11/16/23

Law enforcement officers have located the suspect after a deputy-involved shooting in Oconee County. Deputies were searching for the suspect after losing contact with the individual around Highway 11.

The suspect was later located in Oconee County near Rock Hill Road, despite initial reports suggesting that the suspect had crossed over into Anderson County on I-85 in a Chevy Silverado.

The deputy in Oconee County was airlifted to the hospital from the scene in the Port Bass community near Black Bass Road in the Fair Play area and is in critical condition, according to Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, who added that the suspect was also shot and is being taken to the hospital, as well…

A large law enforcement presence is outside Greenville Memorial Hospital.

The School District of Oconee County issued a code yellow at schools in the Fair Play area as a precaution, but it has since been lifted and normal operations have resumed, according to Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland…

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, which is standard protocol for law enforcement-involved shootings.

Stay tuned for more updates on this breaking news.

Original story:

According to our sister station 101.7/WGOG NEWS, there are reports of a shooting in the South Union community. A resident of Rock Hill Road has informed the news outlet that several sheriff’s cars have been spotted near SC 11 and the Spearman Road, with some of them moving at high speed. The victim of the shooting is being transported to either Anderson hospital or one in Greenville, according to another news source. We’ve also received reports that the suspect was apprehend in Anderson County. We’ll bring more as soon as it becomes available from authorities.