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South Carolina deputies shoot man after shotgun carjacking attempt

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GRANITEVILLE. S.C. — Deputies shot and wounded a person who drove away from a site visitors cease then tried to steal a automobile from a driver with a shotgun, a sheriff’s workplace in South Carolina mentioned.

An Aiken County deputy first tried to tug the person over round 11:20 p.m. Thursday in Graniteville, however he drove off because the deputy approached his pickup truck, Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt mentioned.

Deputies chased the truck till the motive force received out with a shotgun and tried to carjack one other driver, Hunt mentioned.

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The person then pointed the gun at deputies and the officers fired again, the sheriff mentioned.

The person ran away from the taking pictures, however was discovered by police canine hiding in a shed with a gunshot wound to the chest, Hunt mentioned.

The person, whose title has not been launched, was taken to the hospital in secure situation, the sheriff mentioned. Nobody else was injured.

The State Legislation Enforcement Division is investigating the taking pictures

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