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Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies say a homeowner shot and killed a man who broke into a home.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A man is in jail Monday night after Sumter Sheriff's deputies say a 37-year-old man was killed on the side of a Sumter County road.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A South Carolina man who avoided prison in a 2009 car crash that killed a Greenville homeowner has pleaded guilty to a criminal domestic violence charge.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Prosecutors say a retired South Carolina trooper used justified force when he killed a man who attacked him and forced his way into his home.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Authorities say a failed relationship led a man to shoot and kill another man before taking several people hostage inside a Greer home and wounding two deputies.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Two gang members have been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a West Columbia man, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  South Carolina law officers who are distressed after killing someone in the line of duty aren't entitled to workers' compensation.