MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Authorities say a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting inside a Moncks Corner mosque that left one man hospitalized and prompted an intensive multi-agency investigation.
Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested the suspect Sunday afternoon following an alert from an automated license plate reader system, according to the Moncks Corner Police Department. Investigators said the system flagged a vehicle linked to the reported shooting at the Muhajirun Wal Ansar Mosque.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop around 2 p.m., taking the suspect into custody without incident. The individual was arrested on two outstanding warrants issued by Moncks Corner police, including attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The suspect is currently being held at the Santa Rosa County Jail as authorities work to coordinate extradition back to South Carolina…