21-year-old arrested after woman was shot, South Carolina sheriff says
A 21-year-old South Carolina man is in jail following a recent shooting where two people were targeted and a woman was hit by gunfire, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office.
Holly Hill resident Killah Scott was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of armed robbery and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The charges stem from a shooting that was reported at about 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the release.
The man who reported the shooting said he and a woman drove “to a location to meet someone” in the Bonita Lane area of Holly Hill when a man, later identified as Scott, shot at them, the sheriff’s office said. There was no word if Scott was the person who the man and woman were planning on meeting.
The man who called law enforcement drove away from the gunman before meeting with deputies near Holly Hill Elementary School, according to the release. That’s less than 4 miles from where the shooting was reported.
The woman was shot, the sheriff’s office said. Information on her condition was not available, but she was shot in the chest, according to an arrest warrant.
No other injuries were reported.
Scott was arrested later Thursday, according to the release. An assault style rifle was used in the shooting, according to an arrest warrant.
“My investigators were able to locate and take this individual into custody before the day was out,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said in the release. “This is just another senseless act that defies any logic at all.”
Information about a motive for the shooting, or if Scott knew the victims prior to the gunfire, was not available.
If convicted on an attempted murder charge, Scott faces a maximum punishment of 30 years in prison, the sheriff’s office said.
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This story was originally published May 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM with the headline "21-year-old arrested after woman was shot, South Carolina sheriff says."
