South Carolina state troopers gather on Hoffmeyer Road near the Vintage Place neighborhood where several law enforcement officers were shot, one fatally, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Florence, S.C.

FLORENCE, S.C. – A disbarred lawyer and disabled veteran barricaded himself in his home with children and opened fire on officers serving a search warrant, killing one officer and wounding six more during a withering, two-hour firefight that ended with the suspect's surrender, authorities said. FLORENCE, South Carolina — A man shot seven police officers in South Carolina, killing one, in a standoff so dangerous that police had to use a bullet-proof vehicle to rescue the wounded, authorities said. The incident began around 4 p.m. EST when investigators from the Florence County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve a search warrant at a home in the Vintage Place subdivision, not far from areas devastated by flooding from Hurricane Florence last month. The man also held children hostage for two hours in his Florence home Wednesday afternoon, but they were released safely as the suspect was taken into custody, Florence County Sheriff’s Maj. Mike Nunn said. Soon, Florence Police Department officers responded to assist deputies as the suspect remained barricaded inside the home. Five law enforcement officers, including three county deputies and two city officers, have been shot in Florence County, South Carolina, sheriff’s deputy Chief Glenn Kirby told local media. The names of the six officers receiving medical treatment have not been released. The fallen police officer was identified by City of Florence spokesperson John Wukela as Terrence Carraway, a 30-year veteran of the department. Three Florence County sheriff’s deputies were shot, said Public Information Officer Major Michael Nunn, and four city officers were shot, said Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler. “I want you to pray for the family who lost the bravest police officer I have ever known,” Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler said of Terrence Carraway. The confrontation also rattled federal and state officials, including President Donald Trump, who extended "thoughts and prayers" via Twitter and added, "We are forever grateful for what our Law Enforcement Officers do 24/7/365." Henry McMaster tweeted that "This is simply devastating news from Florence. “The selfless acts of bravery from the men and women in law enforcement is real, just like the power of prayer is real.”

Thom Berry, spokesman for the State Law Enforcement Division, said the agency had sent crime scene technicians to assist officials in Florence but at this time had not been requested to help with any investigation. Florence, a city in South Carolina’s northeastern corner home to roughly 37,000, sits at the convergence of Interstates 95 and 20. It’s the largest city in the region known as the Pee Dee, an area recently affected by heavy flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
Seven police officers are shot, one fatally, by a gunman in Florence, South Carolina, United States. Five civilians were also injured.