State law enforcement announced investigations into a shooting involving Oconee deputies that left a man hospitalized.
According to an email from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, there’s an investigation into an incident during which an Oconee County resident shot a man fleeing from deputies the night of July 3.
The man is currently receiving treatment at Greenville County Memorial Hospital. The shooting came after deputies were alerted to a welfare check at the Keowee Cove apartments on Gail Court in Seneca.
SLED said when deputies arrived, they encountered a man who set fire to his apartment. When the armed man exited his apartment, there was an exchange of gunfire between the man and a deputy.
The man ran to a nearby residence where the homeowner of the residence shot the subject during an encounter. The subject was detained and taken to a hospital.
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SLED said no deputies were injured during the incident.
SLED said this is the first shooting involving deputies for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office this year.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: A man shot & hospitalized after deputy shooting in Oconee County