McBEE, SC — South Carolina State Police said they found a man who shot and wounded a small-town police officer during a traffic stop.
The statement from the state law enforcement department provides the name and description of the 27-year-old man and his vehicle, but does not say whether he has been arrested or charged.
The officer in McBee was shot “over 60 times” Thursday night, Police Chief Tim Knight said told WPDE-TV.
Three of the bullets hit the officer, who was treated and released from the hospital, McBee Mayor Glenn Odom said.
“He’s resting at home,” Odom told the TV station. “He has to have surgery on his forearm where the bullet got lodged. But other than that he seems to be OK. It’s a miracle that the Lord sent us.”
The man police were looking for was found Friday morning in Darlington County after state police issued a “Blue Alert” letting the public know they are looking for someone who killed, injured or kidnapped a police officer.
McBee is a town of about 750 people, located about 55 miles northeast of Columbia.