Based on preliminary information regarding a shooting at the at a SCACA gun show at the Jamil Temple Jamil Temple, Saturday, a patron at an event shot a Lexington County deputy who was working security. The deputy returned fire, fatally striking the suspect.

The deputy was taken to the hospital. He is in surgery and in stable condition, according to his medical team. There is no ongoing threat to the public associated with a shooting at Jamil Temple, according to a statement from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

Drivers near the Jamil Road and St. Andrews Road area should expect delays and seek alternate routes as the scene will be active for much of the afternoon.

SLED is investigating this shooting. SLED routinely investigates officer-involved shootings. No names have been released in regard to the incident. LCSD photo