Crime & Safety

Shots Fired at Palmetto Health Richland

SLED is investigating.

The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating after shots were fired inside Palmetto Health Richland Wednesday night, according to a report from WIS. 

A corrections officer fired his weapon after a patient, who was also an inmate at the Department of Corrections, grabbed hold of his weapon, according to the report.

No one was injured.

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