Why did the Deputy Sheriff of the SC shoot Thanksgiving in Jasper County

One person died and two others were injured after police reacted to a "domestic" incident early Thursday morning in Ridgeland.

The incident came to an end after a barricade-like situation, when a SWAT team entered a caravan and discovered the deceased suspect as a result of a self-inflicted injury.

Jasper County Coroner Martin Sauls said Thursday afternoon that the deceased was Jason Cribb, 36, of Ridgeland. He confirmed that Cribb was the only person who died during the incident.

Sauls stated that Cribb had died as a result of a gunshot wound that would have been inflicted on him.

Thom Berry, spokesman for the Law Enforcement Division, said his agency had been informed of a shootout involving an officer shortly after 6 pm Thursday after a deputy from the office The Jasper County Sheriff allegedly was shot and wounded while responding to the 1800 Bees Creek Road incident.

A woman was also touched at one point in the incident, said Berry, according to reports he received from officials at the scene. He added that the SLED investigators were still on site and were working to reconstruct the sequence of events at 2 pm.

The suspect died as a result of what Berry said "appears to be" a self-inflicted bullet wound.

The Thanksgiving holidays in the community of Graham Hall began in a discordant manner, as residents were awakened by a loud bang and, moments later, by the sirens and blue lights of the deputies and officers who responded.

The community is very close and generally calm, say the locals, which made the events of the morning much more shocking.

And although the injured MP has since been treated in Savannah, the status of this person, as well as the condition of the victim, has not been made public at this time.

Chris Pideck, whose house is just across the Bees Creek Road from where the incident occurred, stated that he had been awoken at 5:30 am by a "BOOM! "

"And about a minute goes by and (another) BOOM!" he said.

While people were hunting deer in the area, he knew the noise was too loud and too close for someone to shoot at a male.

"It looked like a shotgun in my yard," he said, "or a transformer exploding."

He and Matt Garbade ran out and watched from their porch as police cars with whining sirens and blue lights rushed to the scene.

Garbade said he saw rioting on the road as the police and the suspect exchanged shots.

Sporadic gunshots ensued for what he and Pideck estimated to be 10 to 15 minutes.

"It took the officers some time to get into the caravan (where the suspect was), that's what it was like for us," said Garbade.

Berry said two Jasper County MPs and an officer from the Hardeeville Police Department had reacted to the scene at first.

At one point, the suspect was barricaded in the caravan, said Berry, but a SWAT team from Jasper County finally entered the residence to find the deceased.

The injured MP was flown to Savannah Memorial Hospital, according to an article posted on the Jasper County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. At around 9 am, the deputy "was recovering from a surgical operation to the extent that bullet fragments or a pellet from a shotgun shell penetrated into the eye."

The victim was also flown to this hospital, according to the sheriff's office.

Sauls said Cribb's autopsy had been scheduled for Friday at the University of Medicine's South Carolina Hospital in Charleston. He added that the officials could get the results of this procedure tomorrow, but that they would probably also like to carry out a toxicological examination.

confirmed Thursday morning that he had been called to the scene, but said that he could not yet disclose additional information.

Chris Malphrus, Sheriff of Jasper County, could not be contacted immediately for comment.

Two messages left to the sheriff's office center staff had not been returned at 2 pm Thursday.

The sheriff's office closed Bees Creek Road while investigating the incident but reopened the road at approximately 10:45 am

In a message posted on the office's Facebook page, Malphrus thanked the Ridgeland and Hardeeville Police Services and the South American Department of Natural Resources for "their help in this incident".

Pideck said the trailer was a rental, a car that was running every six months or so.

He said that he knew who lived there, but he did not know them well.

He and Garbade said they were still planning to celebrate Thanksgiving – they were ready to fry a turkey soon, they said.

"It allows you to enjoy your family a little more," said Pideck, when asked to reflect on the events of the morning.

"And want to keep them close."

This story will be updated.