A sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the head while pursuing a suspect has survived, defying his doctors’ prognosis that he wouldn’t pull through.
On Nov. 16, Cpl. Lucas Watts and his partner were in pursuit of a Chevy pickup after the driver fled a traffic stop on S. Highway 11 at Mt. Pleasant Road, Greenville, South Carolina. Soon, shots were fired, and 27-year-old Cpl. Watts was shot in the forehead. The driver of the pickup fled the scene.
