LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The Lexington County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest for an Aug. 3 argument that led to gunfire at a convenience store and left one person wounded.
The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. in the convenience store parking lot in the 200 block of Longs Pond Road, close to the intersection of Two Notch Road in the Red Bank area of Lexington County.
Markelle Da'Shaun Rogers, 23, of West Columbia, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, two counts of discharging a firearm at a vehicle, and one count of possessing a weapon during a violent crime.
Rogers and two females were in a car at the gas station and claimed that they were blocked in by another car at a gas pump. The two women exited their vehicle and allegedly started fighting with two males in the other car. After the fight, the women returned to the car with Rogers, who allegedly shot at the other vehicle as it drove away.
Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said multiple rounds hit the other car.
One man was struck in the upper body and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Rogers was arrested on Monday, August 7, by Lexington County investigators, with assistance from the US Marshals Service. He is being held at the Lexington County Detention Center.
