Greenville officer shot, another injured in downtown Greenville; suspect in custody

STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. WE BEGIN WITH OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE AT 6:00. TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT AFTER GREENVILLE. POLICE SAY ONE OFFICER WAS SHOT AND ANOTHER WAS HURT IN A SHOOTING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. WE’RE TOLD THAT THE OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO A REPORTED ASSAULT. THIS WAS ABOUT 1230 THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT IN THE SHOOTING IS IN CUSTODY. SKY4 IS LIVE TONIGHT OVER THE SCENE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE STILL A POLICE PRESENCE THERE. WE ALSO HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT AS THE OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT AND THE OFFICER WHO WAS INJURED ARE BOTH EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. LET’S FIRST GO TO OUR CAITLIN ASHBAUGH, WHO HAS BEEN LIVE AT THE SCENE FOR HOURS NOW. CAITLIN, HOW DOES IT LOOK RIGHT NOW? WHAT IS THE LATEST? NIGEL. JANE AS YOU CAN SEE, IT’S FINALLY STARTING TO CLEAR UP HERE. IT’S LOOKING LIKE TAPE JUST GOT TAKEN OFF OF THE SCENE HERE. NOMA SQUARE. YOU CAN SEE THERE’S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKUP GOING ON BEHIND ME. TRAFFIC. THEY’RE WAITING TO REROUTE PEOPLE STILL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A FIRE TRUCK ON SCENE NOW. LESS OFFICERS AND TRUCKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ON SCENE. BUT WE DO HAVE FIRST RESPONDERS HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE CLEANING THE SCENE HERE. THE ROAD CAN BE REOPENED. VERY STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL HERE. AND A WITNESS DOES TELL US THAT WE SPOKE TO YOU EARLIER TODAY. THIS WAS JUST A VERY PACKED LUNCH HOUR AT NOMA SQUARE. IT TURNED CHAOTIC VERY QUICKLY. HE SAYS HE SAW AN ALTERCATION THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN TWO OFFICERS. AND A PERSON HERE, THEN HEARD A GUNSHOT. AND THESE LOUD SIRENS. WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THOSE TWO OFFICERS WERE INJURED. AS YOU GUYS MENTIONED, ONE WAS SHOT WHILE RESPONDING TO A REPORT SAW HERE. BUT THANKFULLY, AS YOU GUYS MENTIONED, THOSE OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. WHICH IS VERY UNFORTUNATE. YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN INCIDENT OVER HERE IN THE NORTH LAURENS GARAGE NOT TOO TOO LONG AGO. WENT DOWN HERE AT AT COFFEE STREET, THE KIND OF COMPLEXION OF THE DOWNTOWN IS CHANGING A LITTLE BIT. AND SLED, AS WE KNOW, IS ACTIVELY LEADING THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS CASE. AND THEY TELL US THAT THEY’LL KEEP US UPDATED AS THEY LEARN MORE. WE DID SEE SOME GREENVILLE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE STILL SCATTERED IN THE AREA, BUT OVERALL IT LOOKS LIKE THE SCENE IS PRETTY MUCH CLEARED UP. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, WE’VE GOT A FEW POLICE VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL BLOCKING THE ROAD, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE VERY SOON WE COULD EXPECT THIS ROAD TO REOPEN. OF COURSE, ALSO OUR NATE STANLEY IS LIVE AT GREENVILLE MEMORIAL. HE HAS UPDATES ON THOSE OFFICERS. AS YOU GUYS MENTIONED. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT WE HEAR HERE ON THE GROUND, ON AIR AND ONLINE. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE CAITLIN ASHBAUGH WYFF NEWS FOR CAITLIN. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, GREENVILLE POLICE SAY THAT THE SECOND OFFICER WAS NOT SHOT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. AS FOR THE OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT, THEY WERE TAKEN INTO SURGERY AT GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND OUR NATE STANLEY. AND WHAT IS THE LATEST THERE? AGAIN, AS WE’VE BEEN REPEATING, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES THAT BOTH OF THE OFFICERS THAT WERE INJURED HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL HERE BEHIND ME AT GREENVILLE MEMORIAL. THINGS ARE ALSO, AS CAITLIN MENTIONED, PRETTY QUIET. THERE WAS AT ONE POINT A LOT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES HERE AT A PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE SINCE LEFT. AS YOU MENTIONED, ONE OF THE OFFICERS WAS SHOT AND WE WERE TOLD AROUND 3:00 THAT THEY WERE TAKEN INTO SURGERY. AND THE OTHER OFFICER WHO WAS NOT SHOT IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. AGAIN, BOTH OF THEM HAVE NOW BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. SKY4 WAS ABOVE THE HOSPITAL EARLIER TODAY AS OFFICERS WERE ARRIVING HERE. WHERE I’M STANDING IS ABOUT TEN MINUTES AWAY FROM THE SITE WHERE YOU JUST HEARD CAITLIN GIVE YOU MORE UPDATES. WE’VE SEEN FOLKS SAY THAT THEY SAW A LARGE MOTORCADE OF POLICE VEHICLES EN ROUTE FROM THAT SCENE TO HERE AT GREENVILLE MEMORIAL. WE’VE ALSO SEEN PICTURES FROM INSIDE THE HOSPITAL THAT SHOW SEVERAL OFFICERS STANDING TOGETHER INSIDE THE LOBBY. BACK OUT LIVE AGAIN. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES THAT WE DID SEE, THEY THEY DID SHOW UP HERE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THERE WAS A LARGE GROUP OF CROWD OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL. AND THEN THAT LARGE GROUP WALKED BACK OUT. AND AGAIN, THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE LEFT. NOW, AGAIN, THE THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE JUST GIVEN FROM THE GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BOTH OF THOSE OFFICERS WERE RELEASED, WILL BE BACK OUT HERE LIVE AT 11:00 WITH ANY NEW DETAILS THAT WE GET AS. AGAIN, THIS IS

Greenville officer shot, another injured in downtown Greenville; suspect in custody

Updated: 6:13 PM EDT Apr 13, 2026

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One officer was shot and another injured in downtown Greenville on Monday afternoon. Greenville police said officers responded to an assault on North Main Street near 233 N. Main St. just before 12:30 p.m. They said during the incident, one officer was shot and another was injured.The officers were taken to the hospital for treatment. The officer who was shot underwent surgery.At 5:45 p.m., Greenville police said both officers have been released from the hospital.A suspect is in custody. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is on the scene, which is standard when an officer is involved in a shooting. Video from Sky 4:

GREENVILLE, S.C. —

One officer was shot and another injured in downtown Greenville on Monday afternoon.

Greenville police said officers responded to an assault on North Main Street near 233 N. Main St. just before 12:30 p.m.

They said during the incident, one officer was shot and another was injured.

The officers were taken to the hospital for treatment. The officer who was shot underwent surgery.

At 5:45 p.m., Greenville police said both officers have been released from the hospital.

A suspect is in custody. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is on the scene, which is standard when an officer is involved in a shooting.

Video from Sky 4: