The teen was injured when deputies attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by Bryan Keith Hamilton, Greenville News reported. Hamilton, however, sped away and later crashed into a taxi before he and the teen ran to a wooded area nearby. The teen's family and attorneys have said Hamilton, who was five years older than the victim, threatened the teen. A police dog released by authorities later caught up to the victim and Hamilton, who shot himself. Deputies fired several shots, hitting the teen and the police dog, Greenville News reported.
Sheriff Chad McBride earlier described the shooting as an ambush on his deputies, remarks he later walked back, the newspaper reported.