DILLON (WBTW) – The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Monday evening regarding Wednesday, July 12th shooting that involved a deputy.   The shooting happened on Whitesands Drive in Lake View.

Sheriff’s Office Captain Cliff Arnette says deputies went to serve a domestic violence warrant on James Gerald Davis but were unable to find him. When deputies were leaving, the Sheriff’s Office received a call that Dais was back at the residence and was going to harm himself.

Captain Arnette says the deputy who shot James said he ‘feared for his life’ but gave no other details in the shooting.  The deputy is on administrative leave with pay.  Sled is investigating.

News13 did reach out to SLED several times for an update on the investigation, and at time of this posting, we had not heard back.