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A South Carolina cop died and another was wounded in a shootout with a gun-wielding career criminal, who was also killed in the crossfire, according to police and local reports.<\/p>\n

Read more Several victims reported in Switzerland shooting incident, police say<\/a><\/p>\n

Gunshots rang out near the South East Park area of Columbia, S.C., on Saturday morning when the officers involved went to check out a domestic violence complaint, according to the Columbia Police Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s with heartbreak and sadness that I inform you that one of our officers has succumbed to [his] injuries,\u201d said the city\u2019s top cop, Chief W.H. Holbrook, at a press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The killed cop was identified as Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, who had been with the Columbia Police Department for two years.<\/p>\n

His backup, Officer Daved Dymock, is in stable condition and recovering at a local hospital, according to police.<\/p>\n

The fatal encounter began at 9:27 a.m. when officers were dispatched to a disturbance on the 100 block of Holstein Lane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A female caller reported that the suspect \u2014 identified as 33-year-old Adam Downey \u2014 against whom she had a restraining order, was inside her home destroying her property.<\/p>\n

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Officer DeLong arrived at 9:43 a.m. to find that Downey had already fled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After gathering a physical and vehicle description from the caller, DeLong cleared the residence at 10:32 a.m.<\/p>\n

Shortly after, DeLong saw a suspicious person at nearby Hazelwood Road \u2014 the\u00a0man and vehicle matched the victim\u2019s description of Downey.<\/p>\n

Dymock arrived as backup at 10:41 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Four minutes later, Dymock radioed dispatch that both officers had been hit and the suspect was down.<\/p>\n

Police confirmed Downey had a lengthy criminal history with arrests spanning multiple states, and was out on bond at the time of the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is leading the probe into the shooting, and the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department is assisting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing. The Columbia Police Department was not immediately available for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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