Overview
- Sheriff Hobart Lewis said a man approached an officer sitting in a patrol car around 1 a.m. Sunday and opened fire.
- The officer was treated at Greenville Memorial Hospital and later released to recover at home.
- Authorities said the suspect fled, a brief chase ended near Independence Boulevard and Ponders Ray Lane, additional shots were fired, and he died at the scene.
- Greenville County Coroner Mike Ellis identified the suspect as 42-year-old David William Lane and said an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death.
- Officials said a motive has not been determined, and surveillance video of the attack has been released.