At least one person has died following a house fire in Catawba County early Friday morning, according to firefighters.

The suspected gunman died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after entering the school and opening fire on the students Wednesday, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea. A California Highway Patrol trooper was the first to arrive on the scene and found the two wounded students and the suspect's body with a handgun nearby.

In the hours after a massive fire destroyed a Chester County church, firefighters said windy conditions made fighting the flames even more difficult. The blaze began at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church on Canal Road Thursday night,

The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says a man is dead after shooting at deputies during a standoff Monday evening in Newton.

A large fire destroyed a church in Chester County on Thursday, according to Richburg Fire-Rescue. The fire broke out at Mount Zion A.M.E Zion Church off of Canal Rd. in Catawba, South Carolina. Flames were seen bursting through the roof of the church when firefighters arrived at the scene.