Updates: One dead after Spartanburg shooting involving police. SLED investigating.

A man has died following an officer-involved shooting in the City of Spartanburg on Wednesday, May 31.

The man, identified by the Coroner's office as Terrance Gault, 55, was pronounced dead at 1:14 p.m. following an altercation with police at a residence on Belmarc Drive in Park Hills.

According to a press release sent by the Spartanburg Police Department shortly before 6 p.m., the department responded to a call for assistance from a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Deputy around 11:57 a.m. at 219 Belmarc Drive. The deputy was at the residence to serve civil papers.

After SPD officers arrived, Gault exited the residence and fired a weapon, according to the release. The man ran inside and continued to shoot at the officers who took cover behind their vehicles. Officers heard an additional shot from inside the house after a brief pause in gunfire.

The release states officers observed Gault on the floor suffering from "what appeared to be a gunshot wound," then entered the home to render aid until Spartanburg EMS arrived on scene.

Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said his office was called to the scene at 2 p.m. A forensic exam is scheduled for Thursday. There is currently no additional information on the manner of death.

No officers were injured during the exchange.

A large police presence was reported in the area Wednesday afternoon. Police were redirecting westbound traffic on John B. White Sr. Boulevard. By 6:44 p.m., police were still present at the scene and Belmarc Drive was still blocked off.

According to SPD's release, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was requested to investigate as a standard procedure for the department. Officers involved have been placed on administrative leave with with pay while the incident is reviewed internally.

Corporal John Burgess sent a response by email on behalf of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office late Wednesday and referred any additional inquires to SPD.

"Our agency would like to thank the Spartanburg Police Department for their quick response and assistance. There will be no further comment on the incident since it's an active investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division," Corporal Burgess said in the email.

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SLED releases details of Monday officer involved shooting in Landrum

This is the second officer-involved shooting in Spartanburg County this week. SLED released additional details Wednesday afternoon of another incident that occurred early Monday morning in Landrum.

According a press release from SLED, officers with the Landrum Police Department responded to a disturbance called at an apartment complex off Randolph Avenue in Landrum just before 4 a.m.

Officers found an injured woman, later identified as Shana McClain, 53, and a man armed with a knife outside of the residence.

Units from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, Polk County, N.C., Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Inman and Campobello police departments responded to the scene to assist.

Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputies and Landrum Police officers fired at the armed individual and struck him following an encounter. The man was later identified as Freddie Edwards Jr., 58,. Both Edwards and McClain died at the scene. The investigation is on-going, according to the release.

Wednesday's incident is 14th shooting involving police in SC this year

Wednesday's incident in Spartanburg is the 14th officer-involved shooting in South Carolina this year, Wunderlich said. In 2022, there were 32 officer-involved shootings statewide. Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office was involved in 3 shootings in 2022.

In February, SLED was called to investigate a shooting on South Carolina Avenue, where Darius L.J. Holcomb, 39, died after being shot by a Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputy. Holcomb's death is still under investigation.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: One dead in shooting involving Spartanburg police. SLED investigating.