Authorities are expected to have more to say later today about the officer-involved shooting at the Walmart on Rolling Hills Circle in Easley, Sunday night. Easley Police were first dispatched around 7:00 p.m. on the report of a disturbance outside the store near Highway 123.
That was followed minutes later by calls about a man with a gun. He was shot by police and rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead-on-arrival at the emergency center.
The Pickens County Coroner's Office identifies him as 33-year-old Shawn Elrod. No one else was hurt. Although no details have been released, an officer on the scene told reporters they had attempted to "de-escalate the situation."
SLED is investigating, standard procedure in all law enforcement shooting incidents.