FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A man who was killed by a Florence County sheriff's deputy late Wednesday night was armed and allegedly shot at an ambulance that responded to the scene, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Friday.

Justin Lowery, 30, died in the incident, according to Coroner Keith von Lutcken. Florence County deputies initially responded to a domestic call at a home on Anderson Field Road. EMS also responded to the home.

Deputies encountered Lowery, who was armed, at the home, SLED said. He allegedly fired a gun at the ambulance before walking to the intersection of Anderson Field Road and Highway 52.

During an encounter with a deputy at that intersection, the deputy shot Lowery, according to SLED. Von Lutcken said Lowery approached them “in a threatening ma

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