S.C. Sheriff: SWAT Officers Shot with Poorly Tested Live Rounds During Training Exercise
Greenville County sheriff's deputies tasked with getting ammunition for a training exercise from the armory instead grabbed live rounds they thought were banks from a plastic bag stored inside a desk, according to the sheriff.
What to know
- Two Greenville County Sheriff's Office SWAT officers were wounded during a training exercise after being shot with live ammunition.
- Deputies tasked with getting ammunition from the armory instead got live rounds from a desk drawer that they thought were blanks.
- Sheriff Hobart Lewis admitted that mistakes were made, emphasizing the need for improved safety procedures.