Richland County deputies search for suspect in Hoyt Street shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland County deputies are investigating a Dentsville area shooting that sent one person to the hospital on Wednesday night.

According to an incident report provided by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a shooting around 8:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of Hoyt Street. Based on their preliminary investigation, deputies believe the alleged shooter arrived at a home to “use the bathroom.”

Because of prior history, the suspect showed another person who lives at the home their waistband to show that they did not have a gun and then asked to come inside. Authorities believe the shooter then went inside to the rear bedroom and shot another person in the home twice…

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