SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — An Upstate South Carolina sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man late Sunday after a standoff.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a domestic dispute in Simpsonville. Deputies found that a suspect had left the location.
Deputies called out the SWAT team when they were told the suspect was armed.
After a search, deputies found Matthew David Snyder armed with a gun in a subdivision in Simpsonville.
Officials say negotiations ended in officers and Snyder shooting at each other around 11 p.m. Sunday.
The 38-year-old Snyder died shortly thereafter at a Greenville hospital from multiple gunshot wounds.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says it is investigating.