The shooting unfolded following a call about a domestic dispute
Police identified the suspect as 33-year-old Adam Tyler Dowdy, who they said had a history of arrests in at least four states.
Two people, including the suspect, and a police officer were killed, while another officer was wounded in a gunfight at a park in Columbia, South Carolina, the city’s police chief said Saturday (local time). The incident began around 9:30 a.m. when a woman called authorities to report that a man against whom she had a restraining order was “destroying” property at her home, according to police.
Who was officer Christopher DeLong
DeLong, 29, had served with the Columbia Police Department for two years before he was killed in the gunfight, Police Chief WH “Skip” Holbrook told reporters at a news conference. “Our hearts are broken this evening,” Holbrook remarked, becoming emotional at times. Officer David Dymock arrived as backup. Minutes later, Dymock radioed other officers saying that both officers “were hit and a suspect was down. He is survived by his wife and their two young children. He urged officers to support one another through the tragedy, adding, “We will lean on each other in this tragic time. Let’s pray for this department.”