SC man shot to death after leading law enforcement on chase

A South Carolina man was shot and killed by police after leading Greenville County Sheriff’s deputies on a drunken driving chase and pointing a gun at the officers Sunday night, according to The Associated Press.

The driver has been identified as 27-year-old Jacob Paul McCarty of Landrum, S.C., WSPA News reports.

Officers from the Travelers Rest Police Department began chasing McCarty around 7 p.m. on Sunday, AP says. The Sheriff’s Office took over the chase after the driver crossed over town limits.

Police say McCarty intentionally struck a deputy’s vehicle during the chase, according to the Greenville News.

Before he could reach downtown Greenville, officers used a pit maneuver to stop the vehicle, police told the newspaper. The car then spun out and struck a store building.

That’s where the man pulled out a gun.

"It escalated from there," Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis told a Greenville News reporter. "Our deputies were threatened in such a way where they had to fire on the suspect.”

McCarty died at the hospital from multiple gunshot wounds, according to WSPA.

The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating.

This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 2:36 PM with the headline "SC man shot to death after leading law enforcement on chase."