Teenage gas station employee killed in early morning shooting, SC coroner says
A teenager was killed and another person was hurt early Tuesday morning in a shooting at a Midlands gas station, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office said.
Dashaun Kirkland, a 19-year-old Elgin resident, was identified as the person who died, according to Kershaw County Coroner David West.
At about 1 a.m., deputies responded to reports of multiple shots being fired at the Kangaroo Express convenience store/Mobil gas station on U.S. 601 in Lugoff, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. That’s off Exit 92 of Interstate 20.
A deputy who heard the gunfire immediately responded and discovered Kirkland’s body in the parking lot, the sheriff’s office said.
Kirkland worked at the Kangaroo Express, according to West.
Another person who had been shot was found nearby and taken to an area hospital, according to the release. That person was shot in the arm, and the sheriff’s office said the injury was not life threatening. Further information on that person’s condition was not available.
No other injuries were reported.
Two people were taken into custody, the sheriff’s office said. There was no word on where they were when they were arrested or any charges they are facing. Information about how deputies connected them to the shooting was not available.
There was no word on a motive for the gunfire, but the sheriff’s office said deputies do not believe the shooting was a random incident.
The sheriff’s office said the shooting is not considered an ongoing threat.
“We have no reason to believe anyone in the area is in danger,” the sheriff’s office said.
In addition to the sheriff’s office and coroner’s office, the shooting is being investigated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
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This story was originally published May 10, 2022 at 8:03 AM.
