Charleston police identify murder, carjacking suspect shot in officer-involved shooting
VIDEO: Police identify murder, carjacking suspect shot in officer-involved shooting By Ray Rivera and Patrick Phillips | January 20, 2021 at 12:35 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 7:43 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials with the Charleston Police Department have identified a murder and carjacking suspect who was shot in an officer involved shooting.
Authorities identified the suspect as 39-year-old Montrez Cyrus Simmons who is a suspect in a recent murder in Georgetown, a carjacking Monday in Mount Pleasant in which a man was pistol-whipped and a second armed carjacking Tuesday night in Charleston.
Police say a man wanted for multiple violent crimes in the Lowcountry including murder and carjackings has been arrested following a chase in the Charleston area which led to the suspect getting shot.
Charleston police identify murder, carjacking suspect shot in officer-involved shooting
VIDEO: Police identify murder, carjacking suspect shot in officer-involved shooting By Ray Rivera and Patrick Phillips | January 20, 2021 at 12:35 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 7:43 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials with the Charleston Police Department have identified a murder and carjacking suspect who was shot in an officer involved shooting.
Authorities identified the suspect as 39-year-old Montrez Cyrus Simmons who is a suspect in a recent murder in Georgetown, a carjacking Monday in Mount Pleasant in which a man was pistol-whipped and a second armed carjacking Tuesday night in Charleston.
Charleston police identifies officers involved in shooting that killed man
Charleston Police Department identifies officers involved in shooting that killed man By Ray Rivera | December 31, 2020 at 5:28 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 7:14 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials with the Charleston Police Department have identified the police officers involved in a shooting that killed a 28-year-old man.
The shooting took the life of Jason Cooper who died at the scene of the incident at the Bridgeview Village Apartments. Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said Cooper exchanged gunfire with five police officers after police responded to a domestic incident at the apartment complex.
Coroner releases cause of death of suspect in officer-involved shooting
VIDEO: Coroner releases cause of death of suspect in officer-involved shooting By Patrick Phillips | December 30, 2020 at 4:53 PM EST - Updated December 30 at 6:49 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coronerâs Office released a new detail in their investigation of a deadly officer-involved shooting early Tuesday morning.
Cooper died from a gunshot wound to the head, Deputy Coroner Brittney Martin said.
Police responded to a call about a domestic violence situation involving a weapon at approximately 3:15 a.m. Reynolds said shortly after they arrived, they encountered a man, later identified as Cooper, who fired at officers.