SLED Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Spartanburg County
Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in Spartanburg County.
The Spartanburg Police Department responded to the Georgetown Village Apartments, located on Kensington Drive in Spartanburg, in reference to a call for service. When officers arrived, they encountered a woman who walked out of her apartment and onto the breezeway where she pointed a handgun at the officers. One of the officers shot the woman. The woman was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced deceased. No law enforcement officers were injured in the incident. The Spartanburg Police Department requested the SLED investigation.
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 Spartanburg County is the 25th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2026. This is the 1st officer involved shooting for the Spartanburg Police Department this year.
In 2025, there were 45 officer involved shootings in South Carolina. The Spartanburg Police Department had 1 officer involved shooting last year.
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