Spartanburg County deputies shot a man in the hand early Monday morning in Greer after he shot a rifle at them, Sheriff Chuck Wright said at a press conference Monday morning.

Richard Derrick Cline, 35, of 303 Sunnyglenn Drive, Greer, is being treated at Spartanburg Medical Center following the shooting and will face charges upon release, according to a statement from the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Wright said he believes his deputies handled the situation appropriately.

“It looks proper to me,” he said. “Bad guy shoots at good guy, good guy shoots back and wins, and that’s the way it goes. We’re very thankful nobody lost their life.”

At 3:15 a.m. Monday, deputies went to a residence on Sunnyglenn Drive in reference to a domestic assault with weapons, Wright said. Deputies attempted to pull over a Chevrolet Impala leaving the scene of the reported assault, but the vehicle did not stop.

Deputies pursued the car for about half a mile, Wright said, before the vehicle pulled into a driveway. A man exited the vehicle with a rifle and fired it several times before fleeing on foot, Wright said. No deputies were injured during the shooting.

When deputies caught up to the man, Wright said, he started to raise the rifle again and a deputy fired at him several times, hitting him in the hand.

“He took a .40-caliber round to the hand,” Wright said. “We’re hoping for a good recovery for him.”

The man then threw the rifle down and fell down an embankment before he was taken into custody, the statement said. Cline faces a charge of second-degree domestic violence.

Drugs were found on the man and in his car, Wright said, and more charges related to the chase and shooting are pending.

“I would say at least two attempted murder charges, and obviously the domestic incident, we’ll have to charge him in that,” Wright said. “And possession of some drugs and a violent criminal with a weapon.”

A background check shows Cline has been convicted of multiple drug-related felonies stretching back through 2002.

The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting.

Both deputies involved in the shooting are on leave pending the results of the investigation, Wright said, per the Sheriff’s Office’s policy.

Wright said he’s relieved no deputies or bystanders were injured and that Cline wasn’t killed in the shooting.

“We’re always thankful to the good Lord above that none of our guys were hurt,” he said. “And we’re actually glad that the bad guy has a small injury. I’ve said this over and over again: It’s not our intention to hurt, shoot anybody. But we’re not going to take that, and we train our deputies very well for these situations.”