Deputy Sheriff George Matthew Myers

George Matthew Myers

Deputy Sheriff George Myers was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who was wanted on a domestic abuse warrant and was a suspect in a shooting.

Deputy Myers spotted the suspect walking on Hampton Avenue and approached him. As Deputy Myers pulled up to him, the man drew a .38-caliber revolver and fired twice at Deputy Myers, killing him.

The killer escaped from a mental hospital before his trial and was never captured.

Deputy Myers had served with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office for over one year and previously served as a constable in Charleston and with the Greenville Police Department. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, five sons, six sisters, and two brothers.