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(SC)RCSD: Suspect shot at patrol car before deputy shot him
WIS ^ | 11/2/2020 | LAUREL MALLORY

Posted on 11/02/2020 2:05:27 PM PST by Gamecock

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A suspect accused of opening fire on a deputy’s car in south Columbia was shot by that deputy, officials said.

It happened around 1:40 p.m. Monday on Marathon Drive. That’s off Bluff Road, just south of Interstate 77.

Sheriff Leon Lott said deputies were called to the address because of a domestic dispute.

When one deputy got to the scene, a man fired an assault rifle at the deputy’s car, hitting it at least three times, Lott said. Thankfully, the deputy was not shot.

The sheriff said his deputy returned fire from inside the car, shooting the suspect in the arm.

After the deputy started shooting, the suspect ran to a nearby house and grabbed a woman who lives there around the neck, Lott said.

Deputies, along with the woman’s husband, wrestled the gun away from the suspect.

Michael Dennis, 23, was arrested. He already faced numerous charges in other cases, Lott said.

Dennis is in the hospital recovering from being shot in the arm, but will face additional charges once he’s released.

The RCSD Officer-Involved Shooting Team will investigate the scene of the shooting, Lott said.


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1 posted on 11/02/2020 2:05:27 PM PST by Gamecock
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Deploying a Social Worker instead of the poo-lice would have saved the poor future rapper from getting shot. </sarc>
2 posted on 11/02/2020 2:07:08 PM PST by Gamecock ("O God, break the teeth in their mouths." - Psalm 58:6)
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Yes, but think this through . . . over time we will be down a good number of social workers, and getting shot or stabbed to death has a pleasant chilling effect on aspiring would-be future social workers.


3 posted on 11/02/2020 2:09:50 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Gamecock

I think the police are supposed to accept a few casualties before they are allowed to defend themselves.


4 posted on 11/02/2020 2:09:51 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Gamecock

Sleepy said to shoot them in the LEG!! Can’t cops do anything right?


5 posted on 11/02/2020 2:11:04 PM PST by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts.)
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6 posted on 11/02/2020 2:15:41 PM PST by z3n
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To: Gamecock

If I had been the woman’s husband the police might not be able to pull me off of him.


7 posted on 11/02/2020 2:19:54 PM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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over time we will be down a good number of social workers, and getting shot or stabbed to death has a pleasant chilling effect on aspiring would-be future social workers.

Yeah, but they make big bucks, so there will be a plentiful resupply. /sarc

8 posted on 11/02/2020 2:20:25 PM PST by libertylover (Election 2020: Make America Great Again or Burn it to the Ground. Choose one.)
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To: z3n

“Well, don’t shoot me NOW, Mal!”


9 posted on 11/02/2020 2:21:35 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Gamecock

This guy will be released and kill again. Book it.


10 posted on 11/02/2020 2:41:50 PM PST by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: Gamecock

I did a google image search for a Michael Dennis in Columbia, SC. You can check that out for yourself.

Here is a link to a story about a Michael Dennis that should be about the same age.

https://www.wistv.com/story/26573162/armed-robbery-reported-near-usc-campus/


11 posted on 11/02/2020 2:46:27 PM PST by boycott
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This guy will be released and kill again. Book it.


Appears he committed armed robbery in 2014.


12 posted on 11/02/2020 2:47:43 PM PST by boycott
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13 posted on 11/02/2020 3:03:45 PM PST by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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To: Gamecock

I don’t envy the RCSD cops.

They do a lot and I think pretty well.


14 posted on 11/02/2020 4:26:33 PM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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I agree.


15 posted on 11/02/2020 4:50:40 PM PST by Gamecock ("O God, break the teeth in their mouths." - Psalm 58:6)
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To: Gamecock

I pass the Bluff road exits back and forth enough.

Shop Road I am more likely to be on since the powder coat gang has their shop.


16 posted on 11/02/2020 4:54:28 PM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: Gamecock

All that matters are the races of the cop and that of perp...I mean, victim of police brutality and systemic racism.


17 posted on 11/02/2020 4:58:39 PM PST by Eagles6
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To: hanamizu

send in the reavers.


18 posted on 11/02/2020 5:13:53 PM PST by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: bdfromlv

“...send in the reavers.”


They’re already here.


19 posted on 11/02/2020 5:19:39 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Gamecock

Good thing he didn’t have a shoulder brace (the going up thingy) or he’d be in real trouble.


20 posted on 11/02/2020 5:47:04 PM PST by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: I have an alibi.)
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