SLED Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Greenville County
Thursday, Dec 11, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred around midnight on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, and into Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in Greenville County.
Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a domestic dispute call at an apartment complex on Poinsett Highway. A deputy encountered a man armed with a knife. During the encounter, the deputy shot the armed man. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Information regarding the identity of the deceased will come from the Greenville County Coroner’s Office. No law enforcement officers were injured. SLED was requested to investigate by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.
This is an ongoing investigation. As such, no other information about the case will be disclosed by SLED at this time.
SLED conducts law enforcement officer involved shooting (OIS) investigations at the request of the agency involved in the incident or the agency with jurisdiction. When requested to investigate an OIS, SLED’s goal is to conduct a thorough, independent criminal investigation as timely as is possible under the circumstances. SLED agents will conduct interviews with all potential witnesses in this matter. Further, SLED will collect all relevant evidence and will forensically test such evidence as needed. Information gathered in the SLED investigation of the incident will be summarized in a case file report to be submitted to prosecutors.
The incident in Greenville County is the 43rd officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2025. This is the 7th officer involved shooting for the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office this year.
In 2024, there were 45 officer involved shootings in South Carolina.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office had 6 officer involved shootings last year.
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