BARNWELL, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been found dead inside a South Carolina apartment a few hours after a gun battle with police trying to arrest him on an attempted murder charge.
Investigators said the shooting happened Monday afternoon at a Barnwell apartment.
Aiken County deputies said 20-year-old Aaron Brooker fired on Barnwell police officers and State Law Enforcement Division agents, and they fired back.
Brooker's body was found inside the apartment two hours later by a SWAT team.
Investigators say Brooker never responded to the SWAT team after the shooting.
Aiken County deputies are investigating because SLED agents were involved in the shooting.
