FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says local law enforcement officers will assist with the traffic escort of fallen Florence County Deputy Farrah Turner on I-26 from MUSC back to Florence around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken confirmed that Florence County Sheriff’s Office investigator Farrah Turner died on Monday.
Sheriff Kenney Boone and the FCSO “announce with great sadness the death of Investigator Farrah B. Turner on October 22, 2018,” a press release from the FCSO says. “Investigator Turner was mortally wounded in the line of duty while attempting to serve a search warrant on a residence in Florence County on October 3, 2018.”
“Farrah was the ultimate professional, excelling at everything she did,” Sheriff Kenney Boone stated in the release. “She dedicated her life to serving the victims of the worst crimes imaginable. Please pray for Farrah’s family, our FCSO family and for our community as we mourn her loss.”
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date, the release also says.
Eight people were shot during the shooting at 932 Ashton Drive in Florence on October 3, including seven law enforcement officers.
FCSO Investigator Sarah Miller, FCSO Deputy Arie Davis, Florence police officer Brian Hart, Florence police officer Travis Scott, and Florence police officer Scott Williamson were also wounded in the shooting. Sgt. Terrence Carraway was killed in the shooting.
A GoFundMe page for Farrah Turner can be found here.