Authorities in South Carolina announced that a law enforcement officer was wounded, and a K-9 is dead after a search for a suspect ended in gunfire on Friday.

This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Modlin’s first name. HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Chesterfield County man who last week wounded a McBee police officer before engaging authorities in a roadside standoff died by suicide.

Suspect found dead after officer shot in Chesterfield County, investigators say Alston Modilin shot himself in the head after firing at an officer in McBee and getting in a shootout with law enforcement miles away in Lee County.