One dead after officer involved shooting in Upstate

A suspect is dead after an officer involved shooting in the Upstate, Monday morning. The Easley Police Department responded to the Tractor Supply on Rolling Hills Circle just before 11AM.

Police say a caller reported that a suspect threatened the Manager at Tractor Supply after being confronted for trying to shoplift. The suspect then reportedly went out into the parking lot, retrieved a gas can and was threatening to pour gas on the caller's vehicle. When officers arrived they tried to de-escalate the situation, but that was unsuccessful.

The Police Department says at least one officer then fired on the suspect. There's been no clear word on whether the suspect was armed.

SLED has been called into investigate which is standard protocol in officer involved shootings. The identity of the suspect has not been released, as of the time of this report.