It's unclear what led up to the shooting, but we're told the off-duty deputy was talking with a woman when another man arrived, confronted the two and a heated argument took place before an apparent gunfight ensued.
Details are limited, so it's unclear exactly what transpired but initial details shared by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez is the officer may have been at a club on Chimney Rock. is handling the ongoing investigation. During a press conference Monday morning, Asst. Chief B. Tien shared preliminary details saying the officer was with a woman talking when an unidentified man came and exchanged words with her before an argument broke out between him and the off-duty deputy.
Both the man and the off-duty officer were shot, the woman was not injured but visibly shaken up, the Asst. Chief said. The two men were taken to the hospital in serious, but stable condition. Special investigators were called to look into the crime scene and since it's an officer-involved shooting, the HCSO will be conducting its own internal investigation.
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