According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, one person was killed in a shooting Tuesday night and another person was hospitalized.
The shooting occurred in the Dalzell area of ​​Sumter County, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday. Specific information about where in that part of South Carolina’s Midlands region the shooting occurred or when was not available.
According to the press release, one of the victims of the shooting died at the scene.
The Sumter County Coroner’s Office is expected to release the victim’s identity after family has been notified.
The surviving victim was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, the sheriff’s office said. No further information about the victim’s condition was available.
There were no other injuries.
There was no word on a shooter or shooters, or if anyone else was involved in the shooting. Information on a motive for the shooting was not available.
No arrests have been reported yet, but the sheriff’s office says the investigation into what Sheriff Anthony Dennis described as “a suspicious death” continues.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit a tip online.
