PAGELAND, S.C. — Police are investigating after a juvenile was hurt in a shooting at a Pageland Dollar General Saturday afternoon.
Officers responded to the store on Van Lingle Mungo Boulevard just before 6 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Once they got to the scene, police said those involved had already left.
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While investigating, authorities learned a man identified as Marquise Evans, 23, and a juvenile were inside the Dollar General when they exchanged words and pulled out guns. The two people fired several shots at each other, with one bullet hitting the juvenile.
Police said six other people were inside the store at the time of the shooting, but were not hurt.
An employee told Channel 9′s Tina Terry on Tuesday that one of two employees was standing right next to the front door where the shooting happened. They said four customers were also inside, including a young child.
A short time after the shooting, Pageland police said they got a call from a local hospital regarding a juvenile who had been shot that came into the emergency room. His condition is unknown at this point.
Once the minor is released from the hospital, authorities said they will be charged with attempted murder, six counts of first-degree assault and battery, unlawful carrying of a pistol and discharging of a firearm in town limits.
With the help of the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, Evans was arrested as his home. He has been charged with attempted murder, six counts of first-degree assault and battery, unlawful carrying of a pistol and discharging of a firearm in town limits.
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“This is ridiculous. I don’t know what’s going on in the world,” said Victor Hamilton, who shops at the store often. “I came back around 10 that night, it was still roped off.”
Police are still investigating a possible motive, but said the shooting was an isolated incident.
“You kind of have to look out everyday, but it kind of makes you want to clutch your pearls a little bit tighter, you know what I mean,” a community member said.
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