COLUMBIA, S.C. — State agents are investigating a shooting near Allen University that involved one of the campus officers.
The incident happened near Harden Street Friday. Multiple police officers and EMS personnel responded to an area near one of the main campus buildings.
News19 has been told by Allen University that no one was hit by gunfire and the suspect was taken into custody. At this time, there are no other details about what led up to the incident, but some details have emerged about what happened next.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said there was a confrontation between the suspects and the officer. Agents responded to the scene to help investigate.
SLED added there were injuries to the suspect and officer but did not elaborate other than to say they were non life-threatening. Allen University, however, did give some insight into what happened to the officer.
"A suspect fled and an officer attempted to jump a fence to chase the suspect," said Anika Cobb, Allen University's Director of Marketing and Communications at Allen University. "The officer injured their leg jumping the fence. The suspect was apprehended a little further away from the shooting."
WLTX will have additional information when it becomes available.
