Christopher Buchanan

4 days ago | aol.com | Richard Winton |Christopher Buchanan |Matthew Ormseth |Hannah Fry

Officer Samuel Riveros was rushing to help a fellow officer who was under fire while responding to a call in Baldwin Park on Saturday night when a gunman fatally shot him, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told The Times on Monday. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the active investigation, said Officer Anthony Pimentel was the first to arrive at the home on Filhurst Avenue and was immediately met with gunfire.

Jan 25, 2025 | wltx.com | Christopher Buchanan

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia Police say a Pee Dee man wanted in a deadly shooting on Wednesday night has been arrested. The department said on Saturday that investigators had arrested 19-year-old Nicholas Jackson from Hartsville in connection with the deadly shooting of a 27-year-old man in the 100 block of Doctor's Circle. Jackson was charged with murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon.

Jan 25, 2025 | wltx.com | Christopher Buchanan

LEXINGTON, S.C. — A company installing fiber optic cable in Lexington County over the last year has been ordered to cease work in the Town of Lexington due to reported gas line damage. The town announced on Saturday that it had issued a stop work order to Ripple Fiber due to recent incidents where they are accused of damaging multiple Dominion Energy gas lines.

Jan 24, 2025 | wltx.com | Christopher Buchanan

RIDGEWAY, S.C. — Investigators are searching for a man accused of shooting someone and leaving him bleeding in the Ridgeway area on Thursday. The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office alerted the public on Friday afternoon that it was looking for Karl Gibson in connection with a shooting that apparently happened in the 2600 block of Longtown Road. Deputies arrived at the scene and found a person lying on the ground and bleeding.

Jan 24, 2025 | wltx.com | Christopher Buchanan

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. — The Saluda County Coroner's Office has released the cause and manner of death of a woman who was found deceased in Batesburg-Leesville after being reported missing earlier the same day. Coroner Angie Rita has ruled the death of 82-year-old Edwinton Henderson as an accident related to a medical event complicated by exposure to the extreme cold on Jan. 14.