10 South Carolina schools locked down for manhunt

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man who fired shots at a police officer and caused the lockdown of 10 schools in South Carolina is wanted for attempted murder and other charges.

Police identified the suspect in Friday’s shooting as 25-year-old Patrick Lowrance. Dozens of officers swarmed the woods around an apartment complex in Greenville for hours, but investigators now think someone picked up Lowrance after the shooting and drove off.

Authorities have alerted hospitals that Lowrance may have been wounded when the officer shot back.

The lockdown at four public schools, three private schools, two colleges and a special education center has been lifted.

Investigators say the SUV that Lowrance was driving when the officer tried to pull him over was stolen at gunpoint in a carjacking from a motel about three weeks ago.