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Bullet-proof vest saves life of police officer shot in chest, South Carolina cops say Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer
Dec. 29 A police officer in Charleston was shot in the chest during a gunfight early Tuesday, but survived due to his bullet-proof vest, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
The suspect died in the exchange of gunfire, state officials said.
Identities of the officer and the suspect have not been released. No other police were injured, officials said.
The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. when a woman called Charleston police and asked for help with a disturbance and domestic violence incident at the Bridge View Apartments, according to police. Children were present and the family was being threatened by someone with a weapon, city officials said.