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Officer survives ambush after gunman opens fire on police cruiser in South Carolina

Police in Greenville, South Carolina, are investigating a violent ambush after surveillance video captured a driver pulling into a parking lot and opening fire on a marked police vehicle. Sparks flew as bullets hit the cruiser, and the officer returned fire. The suspect was later found dead inside his car. The officer suffered minor injuries, was treated at a hospital, and has since been released.
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