One person was shot and a juvenile was arrested, Richland County deputies say
CORRECTION: One person was injured in a shooting in the Lake Village neighborhood Tuesday night, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The department initially said four people were injured. That number was incorrect, according to the department.
One person was shot Tuesday night, and a juvenile was arrested, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
As of 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, the victim was alive, the sheriff’s department said. Further information on the victim’s condition was not available.
At about 8 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of Fresh Water Drive, according to the release. That’s in Columbia’s Lake Village neighborhood, near the intersection of Farrow Road and Longtown Road, not far from Interstate 77’s junction with Killian Road.
The deputies found the victim and arrested one juvenile, the sheriff’s department said. Information about the charges the juvenile is facing was not available.
There was no word if anyone else was involved in the shooting, or if the victim is a minor.
Information about a motive for the shooting was not available, but the sheriff’s department said it’s still investigating what led to the gunfire.
The Lake Village neighborhood was temporarily blocked off as deputies investigated the scene.
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This story was originally published May 29, 2024 at 7:40 AM with the headline "One person was shot and a juvenile was arrested, Richland County deputies say."
