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Deputy Ethan Crosby Killed in Shooting, SCD Investigates

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Deputy Crosby Shot

Deputy Ethan Crosby was shot and run over by Amanda Buckner.
The shooting occurred Monday near Scotch Lane, Powell Pond Road and Corry Lane.
Amanda Buckner died at Aiken Regional Medical Center at 5:06 p.m.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division assumed investigation control as standard for officer-involved shootings.
FBI data show women account for about one in twenty cop-killers nationally.

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Friends Launch Fundraiser

West County High School held a candlelight vigil honoring 16-year-old Persephone Berger.
Friends launched a T-shirt fundraiser and GoFundMe to aid Berger’s family.
Missouri State Highway Patrol will conduct an independent investigation of the deputy-vehicle collision.
Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Young described Deputy Jeremy Simmons as a “Big Ol’ Teddy Bear” for children.

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Hinton Pleads Insanity

Rodney Hinton Jr.'s murder trial opened on October 7, 2026, with a not-guilty-by-insanity plea.
Clyde Bennett argued Hinton’s schizoaffective disorder and psychosis meant he lacked criminal intent.
Prosecutors seek life without parole on five felonies and have excluded the death penalty.
Retired deputy Larry Henderson was on a special patrol wearing a bright reflective vest during the May 2, 2025 crash.

History

Historical Context

On Feb 4 1999, four NYPD Street Crime Unit officers fired 41 rounds, killing Amadou Diallo; the DOJ found racial-profiling violations and the city paid a $3 million settlement, prompting the unit’s 2002 disbanding. The 2025 Powell Pond Road crash involving Deputy Ethan Crosby spurred SLED and Missouri State Highway Patrol probes and a 2026 Missouri legislative allocation of $12 million for mental-health crisis teams and police-policy review.

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Deputy Crosby Shot

Deputy Ethan Crosby was shot and run over by Amanda Buckner.
The shooting occurred Monday near Scotch Lane, Powell Pond Road and Corry Lane.
Amanda Buckner died at Aiken Regional Medical Center at 5:06 p.m.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division assumed investigation control as standard for officer-involved shootings.
FBI data show women account for about one in twenty cop-killers nationally.

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