Deputy wounded in South Carolina capital county’s 96th shooting into a home this year

2024-12-24 08:12:59 source: category:Invest

COLUMBIA, S.C, (AP) — Bullets have ripped into homes at least 96 times this year in the county that encompasses South Carolina’s capital — most involving rival gangs — and the latest episode left an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and his fiancee wounded even though they weren’t the intended targets, authorities said Tuesday.

The drive-by shooting over the weekend at a suburban Columbia home struck Cpl. Terrance Crawford and his fiancee in the legs, said Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott at a news conference.

Lott said Crawford works as a police officer at a school in Columbia and wasn’t targeted in the shooting, without providing details. The sheriff said there were eight people in the home Sunday night.

“His marked police car was parked in front of the house,” Lott said. “There is no doubt they knew that was a Richland County deputy in that house.”

Other news Can South Carolina’s Haley and Scott woo the GOP’s white evangelical base away from Trump? Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look Tim Scott will share the spotlight at massive South Carolina campaign event headlined by DeSantis

Investigators have identified several people who may have been involved in the shooting, he said.

This was the 96th time in 2023 someone has fired into a residence in Richland County, which is home to about 420,000 people, Lott said.

Most of the shootings involved rival gangs, he said.

“It’s just stupid gang stuff,” the sheriff said. “They sneak around like a bunch of little cowards during the darkness, and then sneak off like a snake at night to try to get away.”

The Richland County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request following Lott’s news conference for further details on the shootings.

More:Invest

Recommend

Judge sets April trial date for Sarah Palin’s libel claim against The New York Times

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case ag

You'll Be Crazy in Love With Beyoncé and Jay-Z's London Photo Diary

Beyoncé once again proved who runs the world.Ahead of her Renaissance Tour shows in London, the "Bre

Infection toll for recalled eyedrops climbs to 81, including 4 deaths, CDC says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported another death and even more cases l