<p class="title rtejustify">Five US police officers were shot -- one fatally -- during an "active shooter" incident in South Carolina state, US media reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">CNN cited the coroner in Florence County, inland from the coastal resort of Myrtle Beach, as saying one officer had died from his wounds in the incident on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It said the officer was among five -- two city officers and three Florence County Sheriff's deputies, who were wounded.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">There were no immediate details on the condition of the other officers, after the latest shooting involving police in the United States.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Florence County Emergency Management office had reported on Twitter at about 5:00 pm that an "active shooter" situation was under way in Florence.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">One hour later it said the incident had ended with a suspect in custody.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">According to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, 107 officers had been killed this year, prior to the latest case.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">More than one-third of the deaths were linked to firearms. They were among more than 30,000 deaths annually linked to guns throughout the country. (AFP) KUN KUN</p>
<p class="title rtejustify">Five US police officers were shot -- one fatally -- during an "active shooter" incident in South Carolina state, US media reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">CNN cited the coroner in Florence County, inland from the coastal resort of Myrtle Beach, as saying one officer had died from his wounds in the incident on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">It said the officer was among five -- two city officers and three Florence County Sheriff's deputies, who were wounded.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">There were no immediate details on the condition of the other officers, after the latest shooting involving police in the United States.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The Florence County Emergency Management office had reported on Twitter at about 5:00 pm that an "active shooter" situation was under way in Florence.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">One hour later it said the incident had ended with a suspect in custody.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">According to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, 107 officers had been killed this year, prior to the latest case.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">More than one-third of the deaths were linked to firearms. They were among more than 30,000 deaths annually linked to guns throughout the country. (AFP) KUN KUN</p>