Overview
- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Lacey Nicole Cushman, 37, was captured after a statewide Blue Alert tied to a Springfield Police Department officer being shot in Blackville.
- Police had warned she was armed and dangerous and circulated a lookout for a white 2011 Chevrolet Traverse believed to be heading toward Bamberg County.
- Officials have not released the shooting time, the injured officer’s condition, or what led up to the incident.
- Authorities have not said where Cushman was arrested or what charges she faces, and no other injuries were reported.
- A Blue Alert is a rapid warning system that pushes phone alerts when a suspect poses a credible threat to officers, similar to how AMBER Alerts broadcast child abductions.