Coroner identifies man who died of self-inflicted gunshot wound after the Westgate standoff Tuesday

West Columbia, SC 11/18/2022 (Paul Kirby) – Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the man that shot himself after an hours long standoff with police on Westgate Drive during an incident with the City of West Columbia earlier this week.

According to Coroner Fisher, John Thompson Greene, 24, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene after what began as a domestic-related incident in the 300 block of Westgate Drive, in West Columbia on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. The stand-off with police began at approximately 9:30 a.m. with a call to police about a domestic related gunshot. Fisher said that a female who was shot early during the incident was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Fisher said that after an autopsy was performed Friday at MUSC in Charleston, the cause of death was confirmed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the West Columbia Police Department continue to investigate the incident.