West Columbia, SC 11/15/2022 (Paul Kirby) – The West Columbia’s Police Department offered an update Tuesday afternoon after dealing with what they have labeled a barricaded suspect in the 300 block of Westgate Drive in the city most of the day. According to their update, this incident started about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday with a report of a domestic situation involving a shooting.
Several neighbors who were watching the scene from the safety of their homes via outside surveillance cameras said that shortly after the first law enforcement arrived, a woman was removed from the home. Lexington County EMS had several units on the scene at the time. Police have verified the woman they removed was safe.
West Columbia still has officers on the scene and are working to bring this to a safe conclusion. We have confirmed that the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has had deputies on the scene most of the morning assisting WCPD. The West Columbia Department has not said what other agencies might be assisting as well.
Police did say they believed this was an isolated incident at that there was no danger to the rest of the community.
This is an ongoing situation that may be continually updated as it progresses.
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