Monks Corner SC 2 officers LODD

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Second officer dies after S.C. shootout

Associated Press

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. - A police officer shot in the head during a weekend shootout died Monday, a day after another officer and the suspect were killed, authorities said.

Officer Marcus Stiles, 26, died Monday morning at a North Charleston hospital, spokeswoman Nicole DeMarco said.

Stiles and Officer Lonnie Wells responded Sunday to a home after a couple was seen arguing in a truck at a laundry, according to the coroner's office and witnesses interviewed by The (Charleston) Post and Courier.

Police have not released details about what led to the shooting, but witnesses said a fusillade of gunshots could be heard in the neighborhood.

Wells, 40, was found dead near a patrol car at the suspect's home.

Moments after the shots were fired, the suspect stole a police cruiser and sped toward a highway roadblock. Witnesses said more shots rang out.

The suspect, Gary Douglas, 51, was shot by police at his home and then again at the roadblock, said Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury, who did not know how many times Douglas was shot.

Moncks Corner is about 32 miles north of Charleston.