One dead in overnight shooting in Hopkins, Richland police say

One person is dead after a shooting in Hopkins, S.C., on Monday night, police said.

Police responded just after 11 p.m. to a report of a shooting on Harmon Hill Court, according to a news release from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. When police arrived, emergency medical services were already on the scene treating an unidentified man for a gunshot wound to his upper body, the release said.

The man was transported to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries, the release said.

Police consider the shooting to be “an isolated incident,” the release said, urging anyone with information about the shooting to report it to Crime Stoppers at www.crimesc.com.

This story was originally published June 2, 2021 at 11:42 AM.