'Altercation' between suspect and deputies led to deadly shooting, coroner says
William Blackwell of Greer died from gunshot wound
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Updated: 3:03 PM EST Feb 19, 2021
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William Blackwell of Greer died from gunshot wound
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Updated: 3:03 PM EST Feb 19, 2021
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THE WINTER WELCOME IMPACT AND LATEST CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS. CAROL: RENEE, A DEPUTY KILLED A MAN IN GREER TRYING TO SERVE A WARRANT. REPORTER: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TOLD HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY, THIS WAS IN GREER. RIGHT NOW WE'RE TOLD THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE AND THAT THERE'S NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. WE DID HEAR THAT DEPUTIES WERE KEEPING NEIGHBORS OUT OF THEIR HAPPENED. >> THEY FOUND THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED HIM. AT WHICH TIME THE SUSPECT GRABBED A FIREARM. REPORTER: A NEIGHBOR TOLD US SHE WASN'T SHOCKED TO HEAR THE GUNFIRE. >> AT AROUND 5:00 P.M., WE HEARD TWO TO THREE GUNSHOT WE THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL, A LOT OF PEOPLE HUNT BUT WHEN WE SAW THE COP CARS WE REALIZED IT WAS NOT NORMAL. REPORTER: THEY DIDN'T SHARE THE NAME OR AGE OF THE SUSPECT BUT SAID IT WAS A MAN WHO LIVED IN THE MOBILE HOME ON GIBSON OAKS DRIVE AND THE WARRANT WAS FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT. >> SHOOTING TOOK PLACE, SEVERAL DEPUTIES WERE INVOLVED, OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE ALL OK. WE HAVE LEARNED THE SUSPECT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, IS DECE