A motorist who fled a checkpoint along a Hurricane Matthew evacuation route and then fired a gun at law enforcement officers has died after deputies returned fire. At some point, Lewis said, the officers stopped the man, but the chase resumed after he "drove in a reckless manner" toward them. Stopping a second time, the man got out of his vehicle and began shooting at deputies, who returned fire, Lewis said. The sheriff said he didn't know how many of the deputies had fired shots. Nikki Haley ordered the evacuation of several coastal counties and said Thursday that only about 175,000 people had left so far.

Source: ABC News October 06, 2016 14:39 UTC