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  "id": 4323117,
  "title": "Police officer killed, another wounded in South Carolina park shooting; suspect dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/police-officer-killed-another-wounded-in-south-carolina-park-shooting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T01:32:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/police-officer-killed-another-wounded-in-south-carolina-park-shooting-suspect-dead/articleshow/133621893.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two people, including the suspect, and a police officer were killed, while another officer was wounded in a gunfight at a park in Columbia, South Carolina, according to the city’s police chief. The incident began when a woman reported a man against whom she had a restraining order was destroying property at her home. Officer Christopher DeLong, who was killed in the exchange of gunfire, arrived at the residence and learned the suspect had already left. DeLong then spotted a man near a vehicle matching the description provided by the woman and radioed in a report of a suspicious person. Officer David Dymock arrived as backup and was wounded along with DeLong. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Adam Tyler Dowdy, had a history of arrests in at least four states. Dowdy’s previous charges included disorderly conduct, contempt of court, public intoxication, possession of a controlled substance and probation violations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/an-officer-is-dead-and-a-second-was-injured-in-a-shooting-at-south",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "One officer dead, one injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/one-officer-dead-one-injured-in-a-shooting-at-south-carolina-park",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:03:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "South Carolina shooting: Who was Chris DeLong Jr.? Columbia police officer killed, another injured in gunfire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/south-carolina-shooting-who-was-chris-delong-jr-columbia-police",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:37:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Watson throws 3 TDs, Shaw rushes for 3 TDs as South Carolina State dismantles Savannah State 87-0",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/watson-throws-3-tds-shaw-rushes-for-3-tds-as-south-carolina-state",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:56:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}