Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of a third person in a shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured.
Deputies were called to the 300 block of Saddletrail Road just after 5 pm on May 21 for reports of a shooting. They arrived to find a 17-year-old and 18-year-old with gunshot wounds. Both were rushed to the hospital where the 17-year-old died from his injuries.
Dashan King (DOB: 09/08/2001) is the third person arrested in the case. He was arrested last night, June 1, and is charged with Murder, Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. King has been booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
Two others were previously charged on May 26. A 16-year-old juvenile and 17-year-old Savion Thomas (DOB: 8/24/2004) were charged with murder in the case. Thomas was charged as an adult. Both were booked into the juvenile wing of the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.