COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A suspect is dead after a stabbing in Sumter County led to a high-speed chase and shots being fired between the suspect and a deputy.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said that deputies responded to a domestic disturbance on Wendemere Drive around 6:13 p.m. on Wednesday.

When they arrived, deputies said they found a victim who had been severely stabbed. The victim was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey for treatment.

The condition of the stabbing victim has not been released.

Deputies were told the suspect had driven away in a white Hyundai, possibly heading toward Charleston. According to SCSO, deputies saw the vehicle near the intersection of Queen’s Chapel and Old Camden Highway shortly after and attempted a traffic stop.

Law enforcement said the suspect

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