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Suspect killed after massive police response for a shots fired call in South Carolina

Posted at 4:57 PM, Feb 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-26 20:07:01-05

A massive police response converged on the small town of Huger, South Carolina Tuesday afternoon following reports of an active shooter, ending in a shootout with officers that left the suspect dead.

Berkeley County Sheriff's Office confirmed that no other injuries stemmed from Tuesday's incident.

The Sheriff's Office tweeted a photo of one its cruisers that was targeted by the suspect. The suspect's identity has not been released.

WCIV-TV reports that the incident started over a dispute between neighbors.

Huger is located 40 miles northeast of Charleston, South Carolina.