Deputy Officer involved shooting in the Upstate

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Officials have confirmed that an officer involved shooting took place Wednesday morning. The Greenville County Sheriff's Office has released a statement confirming that at least one deputy was involved in the shooting. Deputies were serving a warrant at an address on Edwards Road in Taylors around 10 AM Wednesday.

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The Sheriff's Office says, the shooting happened after deputies made initial contact with the armed suspect. SLED has been called into investigate, which is standard practice in officer involved shootings. There's no further information currently available. Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis is set to announce more details on the incident later Wednesday afternoon.

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