South Carolina police officer killed, another wounded in gunfight with suspect who had extensive record
Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, was killed while responding to a domestic dispute call in Columbia, South Carolina. He leaves behind a wife and two young children.
TL;DR
- One officer, Christopher DeLong, was killed and another, David Dymock, was wounded in a shootout in Columbia, South Carolina.
- The officers responded to a domestic dispute call involving a man with a restraining order against him.
- The suspect, Adam Tyler Dowdy, who was also killed, had a significant criminal history including multiple arrests for various offenses.
- Officer DeLong was a two-year veteran of the police department and is survived by his wife and two children.
- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident.