Man shot by officers after domestic incident at Lancaster County townhome

January 25, 2020

WWAY News,

LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating after Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputies shot a man following a domestic incident at a townhome near Indian Land.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of Eagles Nest Lane. Deputies responded to the home where a 34-year-old woman, her 2-year-old son and her mother live.

Deputies say the woman’s estranged boyfriend, 33-year-old Joshua James Hendricks III, visited the home armed with a handgun and assaulted the woman.

The woman reportedly locked Hendricks out of the home when he walked outside, but Hendricks fired shots through the door and later reentered the home.

The home’s residents escaped to safety after officers arrived, but when deputies entered the home Hendricks allegedly fired shots at the deputies.

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