SLED investigating Irmo Police officer involved shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– SLED is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday in Richland County, say law enforcement.

Early Sunday morning, November 1, 2026, Irmo Police Department officers responded to a home on Ashbourne Road in the Richland County area of Irmo regarding a domestic disturbance.

When officers arrived at the scene and approached the front door of the home, a man armed with an AR rifle opened the front door, says SLED agents.

During the encounter with the armed man, an officer fired, according to agents.

The man was not shot, and no one was injured during the incident.

SLED was requested to investigate by the Irmo Police Department.

The incident in Richland County is the 39th officer involved shooting in South Carolina in 2026.

And this is the first officer involved shooting for the Irmo Police Department this year, and there was no shooting for the department in 2025, according to SC Law Enforcement.