South Carolina police officer killed, another wounded in gunfight with suspect who had extensive record

A gunfight erupted between two Columbia, South Carolina police officers and a suspect with an extensive arrest record, resulting in the death of one officer and the wounding of another. Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, was killed in the line of duty, leaving behind a wife and two children. The suspect, Adam Tyler Dowdy, was also killed in the exchange and had a history of arrests across multiple states.

• One officer, Christopher DeLong, was killed and another, David Dymock, was wounded in a shootout in Columbia, South Carolina.
• The officers responded to a domestic dispute call involving a man with a restraining order against him.
• The suspect, Adam Tyler Dowdy, who was also killed, had a significant criminal history including multiple arrests for various offenses.
• Officer DeLong was a two-year veteran of the police department and is survived by his wife and two children.
• The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident.