An officer is dead and a second is injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says

Posted: Aug 31, 2026 / 08:06 AM EDT Updated: Aug 31, 2026 / 08:06 AM EDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – One officer is dead and another injured following a shooting in Columbia. 29-year-old Officer Christopher DeLong died from injuries sustained in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday morning. Officer David Dymock was also injured in the shooting and is currently in stable condition. Officers were dispatched to Holstein Lane at 9:43 a.m. after a woman had called authorities about a man she had a restraining order against was destroying her property. When officers arrived at the scene at approximately 10:32 a.m., however, the suspect had left the home.

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