One wounded in early morning shooting in Eastover

Richland County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an early Sunday morning shooting that left one man wounded, according to officials.

Sgt. Kevin Lawrence, a department spokesman, said deputies responded to the 700 block of Main Street in Eastover at 4:30 a.m. to a shots fired call.

Lawrence said when deputies arrived, they met with a victim who said he was involved in a verbal altercation with the suspect. The suspect then pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the lower body before fleeing the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.

Anyone who has information regarding the shooting is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (888)-CRIME-SC.