Aiken, South Carolina – A shocking case of random gun violence unfolded inside a Walmart on Whiskey Road when a 13-year-old girl was shot in the spine by a man she had never met.
Authorities confirmed that 35-year-old Stephen Foreman will now spend decades in prison after admitting to the attack, which left the young teen with severe internal injuries and long-term trauma.
Foreman was sentenced to 28 years in prison, along with mandatory mental health treatment, after pleading guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder. He also received an additional five-year sentence for possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to court records reviewed by Law&Crime.
The Incident Inside Walmart
The terrifying shooting happened on June 7, 2023, when Ashley Rickard and her daughter Ashton Rickard, then 13, were shopping as they normally did. According to a civil lawsuit filed in April 2024, the pair were on their way through the store when Foreman approached them…