SLED to investigate after police officer shoots armed woman in Rock Hill

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A Rock Hill police officer shot an armed woman in the shoulder after negotiations failed, officials said.

Rock Hill police responded to a call to assist the York County Sheriff’s Office with a traffic stop at Nassaw Circle and Young Warrior Town Drive around 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The woman involved in the stop was armed and pointed a gun a deputies and then began firing shots from her vehicle, officials said.

She fled the area in a burgundy Jeep, and officers and deputies initiated a pursuit. Stop Sticks were used to deflate the Jeep’s tires, and it came to a halt at Cheryl Lynn Drive near Sturgis Road, according to reports.

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Police reported a large presence in the area around 8 p.m. Saturday via social media and asked people to avoid the area.

Officials said that officers and deputies attempted to negotiate with the armed woman, but she did not respond.

Then, a Rock Hill police officer fired one round and struck the woman in the shoulder, according to the sheriff’s office. First Aid was immediately administered, and she was sent to a hospital, where she is in stable condition.

Channel 9’s Glenn Counts spoke with neighbors in the area. They told him that before the incident, the woman was waving a gun in the area and threatening people with it.

Witnesses said that this all took place near a children’s playground, and many children were outside at the time.

Katie Hewitt said she lives nearby and is still shaken up by what she saw.

“I saw the gun,” Hewitt said. “She held it out the window. She was waving it. My friend, and my mother-in-law were standing right there, and she pointed it out the passenger side window right at us.”

“At that second, did you think she was going to fire a shot?” Counts asked.

“I did,” she responded. “It looked like a real gun.”

No officers or deputies were injured, officials reported.

The State Law Enforcement Division has been requested to investigate the incident.

No additional details have been made available.

This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.

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