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Officer fired, under investigation after allegedly helping son charged in double murder

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM · 1 min read
Officer fired, under investigation after allegedly helping son charged in double murder — ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL, Naples Health news
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MANNING, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A police officer in South Carolina has been fired after allegedly helping his son, who is charged in a double murder investigation.Alexander Dukes Sr.’s son, Antwone Dukes, 22, was arrested on Oct. 6 and charged in the deaths of two men stemming from a shooting in a Dollar General parking lot. Antwone Dukes was also shot, which Sumter County deputies believe was the result of a planned armed robbery.Sumter County authorities said during the robbery investigation it was discovered that Antwone Dukes drove himself and another gunshot victim, 19-year-old Derek Parson, to his father’s home. Alexander Dukes, a former Sumter County sheriff’s deputy who had since taken a position with the Manning Police Department, reportedly put a tourniquet on his son’s leg and told him to go to the hospital.However, authorities said Alexander Dukes did not call 911, report the shooting, or request an ambulance.Parson ended up dying at the hospital. Keywaun Clark, 20, was als

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