CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Alston Modilin, 27, who police said shot a McBee police officer and whose actions led to the death of a Lee County police dog, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lee County Coroner Larry Logan.

Logan said autopsy results of Modilin’s body showed the cause and manner of death as “gunshot wound to the head, seconds. Shot himself, suicide.”

Logan added that he had been in contact with Modilin’s mother regarding the autopsy results.

According to Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater, Modilin lived in the West Florence community.

Streater said Modilin was not on their radar and they have not been able to find any other involvement with him other than the traffic stop last Thursday night on 11th Street in McBee.

According to McBee Police Chief Tim Knight, 41-year-old McBee police officer Jarriel Wright stopped Modilin for driving 51 mph in a 25 mph zone.

Knight said the suspect shot the officer “more than 60 times.”

McBee Mayor Glenn Odom told ABC 15 that the officer was shot three times.

Knight said Wright is recovering at home and in good spirits.

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Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon said they received a tip that Modilin was seen driving on Una Road in Lee County near the Darlington County border.

Simon said that although they did not get into a chase with Modilin, they were prepared for a risky traffic stop.

However, Simon said they came under fire.

“When they reached Una Road, they came into his line of fire,” Simon said.

He said the fire continued and hit one of his patrol cars with police dog Deputy Mikka inside.

Simon said the SUV burst into flames and Mikka died.

“They were under fire and pressure. It’s just unfortunate. It’s heartbreaking. Heartbreaking that they had to go through all that. Heartbreaking to lose an officer,” Simon said.

Mikka had been with the department for four years and was named after a deputy who died of COVID-19 in 2020.

Mikka’s handler, Lee County Deputy Police Chief Chase Iseman, was grazed by a bullet in all the gunfire.

Simon said Iceman went to hospital for treatment and returned to work on Monday.

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The encounter with Modilin ended on Ashland Stokes Bridge Road in Lee County.

During the standoff, Una Road was closed for more than an hour. Community members said dozens of officers from multiple jurisdictions, including the state, Law Enforcement Division (SLED), DNR, Darlington, Florence and Chesterfield Counties, were on the scene.

Officials said Modilin was found dead during the standoff. Officers cordoned off a small section of a corn field with yellow police tape.

McBee city officials said Modilin worked at a plant there and were told there were no problems with him there.

Police said Modilin shot them with an assault rifle.

They do not say whether weapons were recovered from Modilin’s pickup truck.

“These guns. We talk about these guns every day, these assault rifles. I’m a Second Amendment supporter. But not everyone deserves to own these weapons. If you’re going to use them, use them the right way. Too many people lose their lives because of them. And it’s senseless. It’s very senseless. This is a senseless, cowardly act,” Simon said.

The Horry County Police Dept. (HCPD) is investigating the second police-involved shooting that occurred last Friday in Lee County.

ABC 15 will inform you when the investigation is completed.