Columbia Gunfight Kills 29-Year-Old Officer Christopher DeLong, Wounds 1 as Suspect Dies
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 30
Columbia Gunfight Kills 29-Year-Old Officer Christopher DeLong, Wounds 1 as Suspect Dies
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 30
Summary
Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, was killed and Officer David Dymock was wounded after a gunfight Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina; suspect Adam Tyler Dowdy was also killed.
Police said the two officers had responded just after 9:30 a.m. to a domestic dispute in which a woman reported a man under a restraining order was inside her home destroying property.
About an hour later, officers located the man after he had left the residence, and the exchange of gunfire followed, Columbia Police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said.
DeLong had served with the department for 2 years and leaves a wife and 2 young children, while Dymock was reported in stable condition Saturday night.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting as authorities review Dowdy’s arrest history across 4 states and possible Georgia bond status.