Florence County Deputies looking for a suspect of armed and dangerous shots

Florence County, SC (WMBF) – The Florence County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a shooting suspect that the agency called armed and dangerous.

The agents were first called earlier in the morning for a shooting with a victim in Cherise Court near Florence.

FCSO believes that the suspect escaped.

The deputies established a perimeter in the Freedom Boulevard and National Cemetery Road area while looking for the alleged armed man. At 11:15 am, Major Michael Nunn with the Sheriff’s office confirmed that the search in that area was suspended, but the research on the shooting continues.

For people living in the area, you are asked to denounce any sighting of the suspect or suspicious behavior to investigators at 843-665-2121, ext. 80175.

The Sheriff’s office says the suspect can be wearing a red shirt and black pants.

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