One killed, another injured in shooting in Richland County

Crime scene investigators worked into the night Wednesday to determine what prompted an afternoon shooting that killed one person, injured another and led to an hour-long foot pursuit in a wooded area on the edge of Richland County.

The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Brazell Road, just off Percival Road in Elgin and not far from the Kershaw County line, according to Capt. Maria Yturria of the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

A man was killed and a woman was taken to Palmetto Health Richland hospital with a gunshot wound to the lower body, Yturria said. The identity of the deceased will be released by the Richland County Coroner's Office after the next of kin is notified.

The male suspect fired at deputies who were responding to the shooting, Yturria said. The deputies did not return fire.

"They realized that there was too many residents around," she said. "They did not have a clear shot, so they understood it was best for them to hold their position and try to engage him in other ways."

The suspect was eventually cornered into a position where he surrendered to deputies, about a quarter-mile into the wood line behind the home where the shooting happened, Yturria said. He had a semiautomatic handgun on him.

There was no word Wednesday evening on charges against the 21-year-old suspect, who Yturria said is an acquaintance of the shooting victims.

The chase caused traffic to be backed up on I-20.

An electrical business and a home sit on the property where the shooting happened, Yturria said. As the sun set Wednesday night, investigators appeared to be focusing their efforts inside and outside a building with two garage doors on it.

This story was originally published March 21, 2018 at 7:50 PM with the headline "One killed, another injured in shooting in Richland County."