SLED Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Greenville County
Monday, Mar 31, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Greenville County.
Deputies from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Coster Road in Travelers Rest, SC, regarding a domestic disturbance. Deputies encountered an armed man on the front porch of the home. The man pointed a gun at deputies, and deputies fired at the man. He was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. The man was identified by the Greenville County Coroner as Jesse William Wright Sr., 75. 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 is the 10th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2025. This is 2nd 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 7 officer involved shootings last year.
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