UPDATE: Eddie Collins and Venita Keen were transported to ECM Hospital where both later died. Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler confirms that both have died in the Killen standoff after being shot by police.
Eddie Collins
KILLEN-Authorities say the standoff has ended.
The standoff situation that began on Friday morning around 6:30 A.M. has ended in gunfire. Police used explosives to break down the door to the the Super 8 motel room in Killen entering the room where Eddie Collins and the female, identified as Venita Keen who was with him at the time were shot. Both Collins and the female
Venita Keen
are in the hospital. Both were shot inside the motel room.
According to Law Enforcement at the site no police officers were injured.
Officers involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation which is standard procedure.
The criminal investigation into the standoff between law enforcement and Collins will now begin.
