MAY 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 5

AROUND THE COUNTRY SC

AROUND THE COUNTRY SC OFFICER FATALLY SHOT @DOMESTIC Cayce, SC Police Officer Drew Barr was killed last month responding to a family disturbance call. Roy Andrew “Drew” Barr had just begun talking to a man outside the house when someone inside opened fire. The man who shot Barr killed himself after a standoff, police said. According to the Cayce Police Department, three officers arrived to a home just after 2:30 a.m. to find a man in the front yard. As the officers made contact with the man, shots were fired from inside the house. Officer Roy Andrew “Drew” Barr was killed as a result. Columbia Police Department negotiators attempted for seven hours to negotiate a peaceful resolution but the suspect ultimately the suspect took his own life, Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan said. Barr, 28, was a firefighter, EMT, and police officer. He came to Cayce PD in 2016. In 2020 he was promoted to the K-9 unit with his dog Molly. “He was dedicated. He was married to this profession. He didn’t have children. He didn’t have a wife. He was married to this profession,” Cowan said. “He cared about nothing else other than serving his community. And he was shot and killed this morning for no reason. There was no call for it. There was no reason for it. It was inexcusable.” On May 27, 2017, Barr was one of two Cayce police officers who were shot during an incident that involved a car chase and gunfire, the State reports. 24 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 25