Hours-Long Standoff Ends In Deadly Shootout

Florence Police have asked the state to investigate after officers killed a suspect in a shootout.

A homicide.

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Florence police being investigated by the state at its own request - after officers killed a suspect in a shootout.

This is what that scene looked like on east limestone street monday in florence before shots were fired.

Police told waay31 around 10 am they were called to a home on plum street.

5 hours later - gunshots went off.

That's where they found nathan bevis dead.

Witnesses said they saw a suspect run into the woods and that's how the stand off started.

As of now - florence police have not released the name of the suspect who was killed in the shootout with police.

Waay31's breken terry shows us the tense moments of the stand off.

Look live: florence police tell me they were trying to negotiate with the suspect who was in these woods but then he started shooting at them so they returned fire.

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Around 3 monday afternoon shots rang out.

Nat pop shots robinson- it's real crazy i mean everybody should be at home watching tv and staying focused.

Karen robinson lives near plum street.

She said with the coronavirus pandemic already making her uneasy, sights like this stand off stress her out even more.

Robinson- it is scary.

It's very scary cause now you don't know who you can trust and everyone going in and out of houses and stuff.

Florence police chief ron tyler said they have to focus on one threat at a time in situations like this.

Tyler- when your facing an immediate threat i wish we could practice social distancing but there is a much more immediate threat to us at that point this is just one of the issues we face in being in public safety.

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Police haven't released the suspect's name yet because they are trying to notify his next of kin.

Police said they don't have a motive for the shooting but both the suspect and bevins knew each