An Anderson County deputy was shot and a suspect was killed after an incident on Interstate 85 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
The shooting took place at Exit 11 near Highway 24 and Highway 243 near Townville, as per reports.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham reacted to the news of the shooting and wrote on X, 'What a senseless act of violence. Praying for the Anderson County Sheriff's Deputy who was airlifted after being shot during a traffic stop.'
The Anderson County deputy was shot in the chest area and airlifted to Greenville Memorial hospital after being shot.
He is alive but faces life-threatening injuries, as per multiple reports.
The deputy was sitting up in the stretcher, when he got to the hospital, as per WYFF News 4's Stephanie Trotter.
Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride stated that the master deputy is looking at a long recovery ahead of him.
