SPARTANBURG, S.C. — More information has been released in an officer-involved shooting on the campus of Spartanburg Methodist College.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, campus police were responding to a car break-in near a residence hall when two suspects took off.
One of the suspects ran to a vehicle, jumped inside and hit an officer with it.
That’s when the officer opened fire, killing the suspect.
That person was later identified as 20-year-old Delvin Tyrell Simmons, WHNS reported.
The second suspect, 20-year-old Oliver Chandler, tried to evade police but was later caught.
He was taken into custody, charged with petit larceny and car breaking. He was then released once he paid his $2,000 bond.
Both men were students at Limestone College.
WHNS received the following release from Limestone College on Monday night’s shooting:
The thoughts and prayers of Limestone College are with the family and friends of one of its students who was killed during an incident at Spartanburg Methodist College on the evening of Nov. 9.
Two suspects were involved in the incident, and one was fatally wounded by an SMC Campus Police Officer.
The shooting victim, Delvin Tyrell Simmons of Ridgeway, SC, was currently enrolled at Limestone as an Early Childhood Education major. In his second year at the College, Mr. Simmons was involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Call Me MISTER program.
The other suspect allegedly involved and taken into custody, Oliver Mylik Chandler, is a former student at Limestone. Chandler was suspended from Limestone for academic reasons effective in May 2015. A graduate of Darlington High School, he was a former member of the Limestone College football and track teams.
Limestone College expects all of its enrolled students to conduct themselves as good citizens and neighbors at both on and off-campus locations. We take pride in the responsibility of our students and the social and educational atmosphere of our campus. Limestone students are held responsible for their conduct at all times. Any student who engages in academic or social misconduct is subject to disciplinary action. The College reserves the right to withdraw from any student the privilege of attending Limestone for any lawful reason that the College deems appropriate.
The campus was temporarily put on lockdown Monday night as a massive police presence and the coroner’s office made the scene to investigate.
