22-year-old Aaron T. Brooker was pronounced dead around 5:40 p.m. at the Litchfield Apartment Complex yesterday morning in Allendale SC.
Members of SLED, the Barnwell County Sheriff's Office, and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office all aided in the incident that broke out around 1:59 p.m. on Monday.
The incident happened when Brooker, a wanted fugitive from Allendale County sought for two counts of attempted murder, opened fire on SLED agents and sheriff's deputies.
According to reports after multiple attempts to contact Brooker, officials entered the area where he was last located and found him dead. Our news partners WRDW News 12/NBC 26 continue to follow this story.