US EditionSouth Carolina deputy shot and killed in what sheriff says was an ambush
DARLINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 2 – Deputy Frank Devin Mason, 27, was killed responding to a call; suspect Cameron Ray Dennett was prohibited from firearms and had multiple active warrants, officials said.
- Deputy Devin Mason, 27, was fatally shot in an ambush during a call response at a home in Darlington County early on Tuesday.
- The ambush occurred after Mason and his partner attempted to arrest Cameron Ray Dennett, who had active warrants and was armed despite prohibitions.
- Linda Perry Dennett, Cameron's 77-year-old mother, lied to deputies about her son's presence, which investigators say contributed to the deadly shooting.
- Sheriff Michael August praised Deputy Mason for his commitment, honor, and professionalism during his service to the residents of Darlington County.
- Mason's death marks the first Darlington officer-involved shooting in 2025 and the 28th statewide; SLED is investigating per policy, while a wounded deputy remains stable.
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Cops: Man Killed Deputy After His Mother Lied to Officers
The 77-year-old mother of a man who fatally shot a South Carolina deputy has been arrested and charged with lying to officers by saying he wasn't home just before he ambushed them, authorities said. Linda Perry Dennett was charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony on Thursday,...
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Both sides discussed motions and set a new schedule Thursday in a hearing for the man charged with the murder of Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a Santa Clarita Valley man killed in the line of duty in a September 2023 attack. Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, 30, is accused in the Sept. 16, 2023, shooting of Clinkunbroomer, an eight-year veteran working at the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station in what the Sheriff’s Department described as an “unprovoked amb…
The alleged attacker, Cameron Ray Dennett, 25, also died during the exchange of shots
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