Friday, April 13, 2007

Columbia, South Carolina

From The State of April 13, 2007
Man shoots attacker, not charged

A man who shot another in the chest Thursday night in front of an apartment complex will not be charged by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

The shooter was defending himself, a department spokesman said of the 10:30 p.m. altercation at the Mallard Point Apartments off Hallbrook Road.

According to the sheriff's department, three men and a woman approached another man in front of the apartment complex. There was an ongoing dispute between the man and one or more of the four suspects. One suspect dropped a gun, which the victim picked up and fired at one of the men. The round struck the man in the chest.

The shooting victim was taken to Palmetto Health Richland where he was in stable but serious condition.

Information about the suspects was not immediately available.

From WLTX of April 13, 2007
Deputies: Man Shoots At Attackers in Self-Defense

Deputies are searching for four suspects they say approached a man they knew, when he opened fire on them.

Investigators say at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Mallard Point Apartments on 1101 Hallbrook Road, three men and a woman approached a man to settle an ongoing dispute over the woman.

After that, deputies say one of the suspects dropped a gun, and the victim picked it up and shot the suspect in the chest.

Investigators say the suspect has non-life threatening injuries.

Deputies will not file charges against the shooter.

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