Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

3 killed, 6 hurt in Walterboro shooting

WALTERBORO, S.C. -- A South Carolina coroner says three people are dead and six more have been hurt in a drive-by shooting in a small town about 40 miles west of Charleston.

The shooting occurred about 10 p.m. Monday at a house in Walterboro. Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey says the victims were from Walterboro and were related, though he did not know the relationships.

Harvey says 45-year-old Charles Kittrell died at scene. Twenty-month-old Shaniyah Burden died at Colleton Medical Center. Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Powell died at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

A police dispatcher told The Associated Press that investigators are at the scene and not available to comment. She was not aware of any arrests.

Calls to a state police spokeswoman were not immediately returned early Tuesday.

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