Last weekend, a motorist was wounded by gunfire after a volunteer constable shot him during a traffic stop that damaged the officer's car, the Associated Press reported.

A representative of the State Law Enforcement Division confirmed via an email statement that the motorist was black and the volunteer law officer was white. 

According to Post And Courier, Florence, South Carolina, Mayor Stephen Wukela stated in a press conference Sunday that the part-time officer fired the shot that wounded the motorist, not the accompanying city patrolman.

Apparently, the police car driven by the volunteer was damaged during the stop, but Wukela said the car's damage was not from bullets. He did not specify what led to the traffic stop in the first place.  

Wukela said the "constable involved in last night's incident has worked periodically with the Florence police department for the past four years."

The division's volunteer constables must past background checks, and graduate basic training. They cannot carry firearms without passing a firearms qualification course.

SLED is currently investigating the case, but would not comment on the motorist's current condition.