After several days ‘at large,’ teens arrested in SC apartment shooting that left 2 dead
Two teenagers accused of taking part in the killing of two men at a South Carolina apartment complex are now in custody, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office announced, after several days “at large.”
Multiple Two people were shot and died at the Lexington Grande Apartments in Lugoff on Monday around 5:30 p.m., police said.
The Kershaw County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 40-year-old Kevin Sutton and 22-year-old Tasheed Sutton. The sheriff’s office said that “all parties involved knew each other and this was not a random act.”
The first suspect, 19-year-old Bobby Stucky III, turned himself in. The second, 18-year-old Jamiyan Blair, was arrested by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina. They were taken into custody late Thursday night.
“Solving this case was possible because our citizens trusted us enough to provide crucial information to identify both suspects,” Sheriff Lee Boan said in a news release.
The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office thanked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s fugitive team and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office for their help in making the arrests.
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