COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man who authorities say ran from police in Cayce is dead after falling from a balcony outside the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center early Saturday morning.
According to the Cayce Police Department, the incident began with an officer checking on a vehicle at Guignard Park around 1:30 a.m. Police said in a statement that the park is closed after sunset, so the officer went to investigate.
According to police, as the officer walked up, the suspect vehicle drove away at high speed and soon wrecked not far from the Columbia Convention Center.
However, the suspect ran from the wreckage soon after. Chief Chris Cowan said his officers did not chase the suspect because they were helping a second person who was in the car.
The suspect allegedly continued to run before ultimately falling to his death from an upper-level balcony at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. A spokesperson for the center said that this did not occur inside the center as it was closed at the time and that the center is not involved.
“Our officer responded in accordance with his training by calling for additional officers and first checking on the other individual from the single car accident. There was no foot chase initiated,” Chief Cowan said.
Police haven't released the name of the deceased suspect but said that he was wanted on a non-extradition warrant out of Georgia.