Greenville, South Carolina — On November 23, 2024, at approximately 2:18 a.m., the Greenville County Communication Center received a 911 call from an individual, threatening to do something stupid at 6 Kmart Plaza in Greenville. A short time later deputies arrived at the stores parking lot where they met with the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Daziana Lewis. Deputies continued to offer help to Lewis, when she pulls a knife from her pocket, lifts it in an aggressive manner and goes towards deputies on scene. The deputy drew his firearm and provided verbal commands, in an effort to deter additional harmful action from Lewis. A second Deputy on scene retrieves his taser as a less lethal option. The deputy fired the taser striking Lewis however it had no effect on her. Verbal commands continued during the exchange and a beanbag shotgun, another less lethal option was retrieved from deputy's vehicle, in further efforts to prevent Lewis from harming anyone. After Lewis's first attempt to harm the deputies, additional dialogue was established, attempting to convince her to surrender peacefully. After a brief standoff and multiple unsuccessful negotiation attempts, Lewis raised her knife a second time and went towards deputies in an aggressive manner. At this point deputies fired, striking Lewis. Deputies on scene provided medical assistance to Lewis, until EMS arrived on scene and transported her to the hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased. The knife was collected by agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and seized as evidence.
