22-year-old wore explosives, fired AK-47 at SWAT team

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COLUMBIA, SC — It all started when a newspaper delivery man noticed he was being followed by the driver of a black Ford Explorer. That deliveryman called the police.

Upon arrival, Patrol Officer Alexander Broder approached 22-year-old Blakely Hilton Jernigan's vehicle, only for Jernigan to fire a handgun directly at the officer’s chest from close range.

Fortunately Officer Broder was wearing his department-issued body armor. He survived, but Jernigan continued on to his apartment, initiating an hour-long SWAT standoff.

Jernigan’s father was eventually called on to help negotiate. Hopes were high as it looked like the young man would be surrendering though a back door, but that’s when he plowed through the door and fired an AK-47 at two of the SWAT officers.

Those officers fired back, killing Jernigan, whose body remained in the backyard while a bomb squad scoured the apartment. His body was strapped with homemade explosives.

The following items were found in Jernigan's apartment:

- An undetermined amount of cocaine and marijuana

- a second AK-47, machetes and other knives with long blades

- an explosive powder that had been used to construct the homemade explosive device

The stove was also on, filling the place with gas, which could have been deadly if a flash grenade were used.

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