The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred November 1 in Richland County.
Early that morning, Irmo Police Department officers responded to a home on Ashbourne Road, in Irmo regarding a domestic disturbance.
When officers arrived on scene and approached the front door of the residence, a man armed with an AR rifle opened the front door. During the encounter with the armed man, an officer fired. The man was not shot. No one was injured during the incident. SLED was requested to investigate by the Irmo Police Department.
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 Richland County is the 39th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2026. This is the 1st officer involved shooting for the Irmo Police Department this year.
In 2025, there were 45 officer involved shootings in South Carolina.
The Irmo Police Department had no officer involved shootings last year.
