Gaffney Police Chief Rick Turner (left) surveys the scene where Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Officer Todd Humphries was shot Monday afternoon. Humphries was reportedly shot through the hand with the bullet then entering his leg. Interim county administrator Ben Clary said he was informed the shooting occurred while Humphries was unloading a gun in his county-owned Peachtree Centre office.Cherokee County Veteran Affairs Officer Todd Humphries was rushed to a Spartanburg hospital following an accidental shooting incident inside his office at the county-owned Peachtree Centre on Monday afternoon.
Humphries' condition was not immediately available, but the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. One person said Humphries was able to walk out of his office following the incident.
Ben Clary, Cherokee County interim administrator, received notice of the shooting on county property from Cherokee County E-911 and immediately went to the scene.
Stressing that he had no direct knowledge of what happened, Clary said he was informed Humphries was unloading a pistol when it accidentally discharged. The bullet reportedly struck Humphries in the hand and then went into his leg.
Gaffney Police Chief Rick Turner, Captain of Detectives Chris Skinner, Det. Tommy Kennedy and at least four uniformed city police officers all converged on the scene within minutes. Turner could not be reached for immediate comment about what police determined.
Humphries was taken directly to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center by ambulance.
There was a pool of blood on the carpet next to his desk.
The Peachtree Centre's primary use is as an elderly care facility but several county and court offices, including the Office of Veteran Affairs, are located inside the facility.
Clary said no one besides Humphries was hurt, though he said the other workers inside the Veterans Affairs  Office were "shaken up."
More information will be made available online and in print as it becomes available.