COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating an officer-involved shooting incident that happened Saturday evening near Holly Hill.
According to reports, around 8:17 p.m. July 18, a trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol initiated a stop of a vehicle that had pulled out in front of the trooper's car (failure to yield) on US-176. The vehicle did stop but pulled away after the trooper exited his vehicle.
A short chase ensued before the suspect's vehicle ran off the road and into a residential yard on Juniper Court near SC 310 highway and struck a wooden building. The suspect then exited his vehicle with a firearm.
The trooper discharged his firearm, hitting the suspect.
The suspect was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The trooper was not injured in the incident.
The suspect, identified as Brandon Skyy Miller, 36, of Holly Hill, was treated and released from the hospital on Sunday, July 19, 2020. He was arrested and charged by the SC Highway Patrol with driving under the influence second offense, driving under suspension third offense, and failure to stop for a blue light and siren. Any further charges would be brought by SLED.
Miller was transported to Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center.
The trooper has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard agency protocol following an officer involved-shooting, pending the outcome of the investigation.
