Last Updated on February 6, 2022
A deputy in Colleton County, South Carolina was shot to death early this morning after responding to a silent alarm at a home. The homeowner was not home at the time of the apparent break-in, but the homeowner’s son, who was also notified by the alarm company, arrived on the scene and found the wounded officer, Deputy Dennis Compton, who died shortly after 3:00am.
It goes without saying that this killing, and the continuing search for the deputy’s killer or killers, has been the big story of the day here in the Lowcountry.
At one point, I was in the feed room at my Channel 37, listening to a press conference conducted by Colleton Sheriff George Malone. At one point, a reporter asked Malone how old Compton was. The sheriff looked down at his notes and said Compton’s birthdate was 11-23-68.
I felt chills.
He was just one year older than me. One year to the day.
We never know just how much time we have, do we?
Hi Patrick
{{{Shudder}}} Be careful nice man… ok?
Always, Carly