A deputy in the Pee Dee region is dead from a shooting, after trying to arrest a suspect at a Darlington County home. A 2nd deputy was also injured in the shooting, Tuesday morning.
The Darlington County Sheriff's Office said Deputy Devin Mason and the second deputy were inside a home near Lamar around 1:30 AM, when they were attacked. Mason died at the scene, while the second deputy was hospitalized in stable condition.
The suspect 25 year old, Cameron Ray Dennett was also killed in the shooting. He was wanted for criminal conspiracy, forgery and a computer crime.
A 28-year-old woman facing similar charges was taken into custody and was not injured. SLED is investigating the shooting, which is standard protocol statewide for officer involved shootings.
Mason is the first police officer in South Carolina shot and killed in the line of duty in more than three years.