LAMAR, S.C. -- A deputy trying to arrest a suspect in a South Carolina home was ambushed, shot and killed early Tuesday while a second officer was hurt, authorities said. The suspect in the shooting was also killed, the Darlington County Sheriff's Office said.

The shooting happened after an “ altercation between acquaintances ,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Cameron Pearson, a 20-year-old Sumter County resident, died from the injuries he suffered from an apparent gunshot wound, Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker said Wednesday.

LAMAR, S.C. (AP) — A deputy trying to arrest a suspect in a South Carolina home was ambushed, shot and killed early Tuesday while a second officer was wounded, authorities said.