Veteran dies after deputy-involved incident at S.C. rest stop

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. - A veteran died by suicide Thursday after an encounter with deputies at a South Carolina rest stop, following reports of threats against others, including family members.Anderson County Sheriff McBride said deputies received a call shortly before noon about a person who had been making threats to harm several people.Deputies located Anthony Richard Potter at the rest stop near mile marker 23. When they approached his vehicle, McBride said Potter tried to drive away. Deputies boxed in the vehicle, and Potter pulled a gun and fired.A deputy returned fire, but investigators later determined Potter’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted. The deputy’s shot did not hit Potter, McBride said.No deputies were injured.The Anderson County Coroner, Greg Shore, identified Potter as a Williamston resident and said he was a veteran.Shore said Potter’s family had been searching for him, while law enforcement and the Department of Veterans Affairs were also trying to reach him becaus