FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. — Fred Hopkins, the man responsible for the 2018 deadly ambush that claimed the lives of two officers in Florence County, has passed away in prison.
The 81-year-old died at 1:17 a.m. on Saturday in the hospital wing of the state Department of Corrections at MUSC Chester, as confirmed by a spokeswoman to News13.
In 2023, Hopkins received a life sentence for the murders of two officers during the tragic incident outside his residence in the Vintage Place neighborhood. Additionally, he was sentenced to 30 years for each of the five attempted murder charges associated with the attack.