Sumter man charged in May 14 home invasion

SUMTER, SC A 26-year-old Sumter man has been charged in the May 14 home invasion that left two men shot in the front yard of a Brentwood Drive home in Sumter.

Dawayne Akeem Wells was charged with two counts of attempted murder, armed robbery, burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Witnesses to the crime identified Wells as the suspect, the sheriff’s department said in a news release late Friday night.

One of the two victims remains in intensive care as a result of multiple gunshot wounds to the back and neck. The other victim was treated and released on May 14th.

Authorities were called to the scene of the home invasion on the 100 block of Brentwood Drive shortly after midnight, May 14. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered the two injured men in the front yard and evidence of gunplay both inside the house and in the front yard, the sheriff’s department said. The two victims had been robbed of jewelry and money, the investigation determined.

Wells was taken into custody Friday night and was being held at the Sumter-Lee Detention Center. Other arrests are possible, the sheriff’s department said.