Suspect Identified in Shootout with SC Police

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a man shot to death by police in South Carolina had fired a gun at his mother and ambushed two officers, firing at them as they came into a bedroom to investigate.

Jasper County Sheriff Chris Malphrus said at a Friday press conference that 26-year-old Jose Trejo was known to police, facing domestic violence and drug charges before.

Malphrus says investigators don’t know why Trejo shot at his mother. The bullet missed, but she was burned on the face by gunpowder.