Crime & Courts

Richland deputies close road while searching for shooting suspect

Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are searching for persons involved in a shooting at Spring Garden Apartments on Jan. 7, 2026.
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are searching for persons involved in a shooting at Spring Garden Apartments on Jan. 7, 2026. Getty Images

Richland deputies are actively searching for at least one person connected to a shooting at Spring Garden Apartments.

Deputies responded Wednesday afternoon to an area near North Kings Highway and North Trenholm Road in reference to a shooting victim, according to a news release.

After locating the victim — who was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries — deputies discovered the shooting had occurred at 313 Percival Road.

Richland County deputies have closed a portion of Percival Road near Spring Garden Apartments following a shooting on Jan. 7, 2026.
Richland County deputies have closed a portion of Percival Road near Spring Garden Apartments following a shooting on Jan. 7, 2026. Google Maps

The department’s special response team responded to the scene of the shooting and, as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, are searching for shooting suspects, the release said.

The department advised that a portion of Percival Road in front of Spring Garden Apartments is currently closed to the public.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Javon L. Harris
The State
Javon L. Harris is a crime and courts reporter for The State. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Before coming to South Carolina, Javon covered breaking news, local government and social justice for The Gainesville Sun in Florida. Support my work with a digital subscription
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