A gunfight between a man with an extensive arrest record and two police officers in Columbia, South Carolina, left one officer dead and another wounded on Saturday morning.The two officers responded to a domestic dispute call just after 9:30 a.m.at a residence where a woman said a man she had a restraining order against was in her home destroying property.By the time the officers arrived, he had left the scene, but they found him about an hour later and a "gunfight" ensued.MARINE VETERAN LAS VEGAS POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN SHOOTING; ARMED SUSPECT ALSO DEADOfficer Christopher DeLong, 29, was killed in a gunfight with a suspect on Saturday.
(Columbia Police Department; WACH)"Our hearts are broken this evening," Columbia police Chief W.H."Skip" Holbrook said at a news conference later Saturday.
"We gather under the worst of circumstances you could possibly imagine.We’re deeply hurt."Holbrook added, "It’s with heartbreak and sadness that I inform you that one of our officers has succumbed to his injuries."SEA OF BLUE FLOODS CHICAGO FUNERAL FOR SLAIN OFFICER AS KILLING FUELS OUTRAGE OVER SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICIESOfficer Christopher DeLong, 29, had been with the police department for two years and leaves behind a wife and two young children, Holbrook said."Our thoughts and prayers are first and foremost with Officer DeLong’s family, his loved ones and friends and coworkers," he said.CONNECTICUT POLICE OFFICERS SHOT, SUSPECT KILLED AFTER ATTEMPTED ARREST SPARKS HECTIC CHASEThe second officer, David Dymock, is in stable condition, Holbrook said, adding, "our prayers are with him as he continues to recover from wounds sustained during the gunfight."The suspect, identified as Adam Tyler Dowdy, was also killed in the gunfight.
(WACH)The suspect, identified as Adam Tyler Dowdy, was also killed in the gunfight.CHICAGO COP KILLING SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY PREYED ON ‘JOKE OF A SYSTEM,’ COSTING OFFICERS THEIR LIVES: CITY LEADERDowdy had a series of arrests for disorderly conduct,...