Deputy-involved shooting in Pickens County

A deputy-involved shooting Saturday afternoon in Pickens County turned fatal.  Coroner Kandy Kelley says the victim was Easley area resident Rickey Leonard Harris.  He died of a gunshot wound, but an autopsy is scheduled  today.  The Pickens Sheriff’s Office released this statement:  “On 10-19-19 Deputies with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a use of force incident that resulted in the death of an Easley man.  He was 61….At approximately 2:48 pm, deputies arrived at the residence located at 278 Nursery Road, Easley, South Carolina, in response to a domestic disturbance.  No one else was injured during the incident.  Sheriff Rick Clark requested that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division respond to conduct the investigation.  The deputies were placed on administrative leave pending the outcomes.”