William Dwayne Rankin Obituary – The individual who lost his life in a shooting involving an officer last weekend on East National Cemetery Road has been identified as William Dwayne Rankin, aged 43, from the Florence area. Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken confirmed that Rankin was being chased by a Florence County deputy when the incident occurred.
Following the shooting, Rankin was taken to the hospital by EMS but unfortunately did not survive his injuries. An autopsy is set to take place on Saturday morning at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, as stated by Lutcken. Florence County Sheriff T.J. Joye mentioned that the deputy involved in the shooting has been put on administrative leave, following standard procedure.