NEW DETAILS: Officer fatally shot at South Carolina airport identified
An officer who was killed Sunday morning in an officer-involved shooting at the Florence Regional Airport has been identified by Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken, according to a WBTW reporter.
#UPDATE: According to the Coroner, the Florence Regional Airport Officer who was fatally shot this morning has been identified as 26-year-old Jackson Ryan Winkeler. An autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
— Briana Fernandez (@BrianaFernNews) January 5, 2020
The officer was identified as Jackson Ryan Winkeler, 26. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to WBTW reporter Briana Fernandez.
The male suspect was apprehended by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division after the suspect fled the scene, according to WBTW, a CBS affiliate.
BREAKING UPDATE: The suspect in Sunday's morning's officer involved shooting has been apprehended by Florence County deputies, according to SLED. https://t.co/oEN0CSB01F
— (@WBTWNews13)Jan 05 2020
The suspect reportedly shot and killed Winkeler, an airport public safety officer, during a traffic stop at the airport, according to WBTW.
Von Lutcken confirmed the death earlier Sunday, according to WPDE, an ABC affiliate.
UPDATE: One officer was killed in an officer-involved shooting at the Florence Airport, according to Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken.
— (@SimonWPDE)Jan 05 2020
Dozens of officers and deputies were on the scene near the airport, according to Tommy Crosby of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
Every entrance and exit to the airport was blocked, according to WPDE.
