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Berkeley County man killed

February 16th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A man was shot and killed by officers responding to a call to assist EMS in Berkeley County late Thursday night.  Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Eric Burnett said officers were asked to assist EMS who were responding to a breathing complaint involving a 65-year-old woman at a home on Grapevine Road at around 11:30 p.m.  EMS reported a man with a machete and a rifle brandished those weapons at the door of the residence when the first responders tried to get in the house.  Dispatch relayed to the officers that the woman did not have a breathing problem but was afraid of being harmed by the man.  Shortly after midnight Friday morning, law enforcement encountered the man, who appeared to have a rifle. They ordered the man to drop his weapon. He refused, and reportedly “raised his weapon in a threatening manner.”  Officers then shot and killed the man.