Crime & Courts

One injured after motorcycle driver shoots car on Lexington County interstate, deputies say

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Lexington County deputies are investigating after a man on a motorcycle shot at a car traveling on a local interstate, according to a Tweet from the sheriff’s department.

The vehicles were traveling on Interstate-26 near the airport exit when the shooting happened, according to the Tweet.

A man driving on a motorcycle fired the shots into a car, according to the Tweet. One person in the car was injured.

The injured individual was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the Tweet.

Police are still processing the car in the parking lot of a business on the 2400 block of Charleston Highway, according to a Tweet from Capt. Adam Myrick. That parking lot is where the car stopped after being shot at.

This story was originally published December 3, 2018 at 4:17 PM.

Emily Bohatch
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Emily Bohatch helps cover South Carolina’s government for The State. She also updates The State’s databases. Her accomplishments include winning multiple awards for her coverage of state government and of South Carolina’s prison system. She has a degree in Journalism from Ohio University’s E. W. Scripps School of Journalism. Support my work with a digital subscription
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