Event Brief
Police officer killed in gunfight at South Carolina park
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Aug 30, 2026 at 6:09 AM ET
Summary: A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a “gunfight” on Saturday at a park after a call about a domestic dispute, Columbia police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record, also died. The officer was 29-year-old Christopher DeLong.
WHO: Columbia police Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook
WHAT: A police officer was killed and another officer was injured in a gunfight at a Columbia park; the suspect also died.
WHEN: Aug 29, 2026
WHERE: Columbia, South Carolina
WHY: The gunfight followed a call about a domestic dispute.
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