74-Year Old Mass Shooter Taken Into Custody UNHARMED

74 year-old Frederick Hopkins is responsible for shooting seven police officers in the Vinage Place and Hoffmeyer Road area of Florence, S.C.; one officer has already been pronounced dead. Police were able to take Hopkins into custody unharmed. City of Florence spokesperson, John Wukela, announced that Officer Terrence Carraway is the officer that lost his life during this fatal standoff. Carraway had just received his 30-year service pin from the police department.

Frederick Hopkins is a disabled Vietnam Veteran, and a disbarred lawyer, and husband of prominent local attorney, Cheryl Turner Hopkins.. Although police were able to take Hopkins into custody unharmed, they are not claiming that Hopkins is unable to speak because he fell and hit his head during the standoff.

This attack started when officers were sent to the home to serve a search warrant because of an accusation that a 27 year-old person living at the home, was involved in the sexual assault of a foster child inside the home. When the disturbance finally calmed, 7 officers were shot, 1 was killed, and 1 civilian was injured.