ORANGEBURG, S.C. — An Orangeburg man has been arrested and charged with weapons violations after law enforcement seized guns from him after two shootings.
Traquan Shivers, 22, has been charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession of a stolen weapon.
Shivers was taken into custody by patrolling deputies who had responded to two reports of shots being fired into houses on Tuesday, one in the Eutawville area and another in Vance.
According to witnesses from the first shooting, around 9:20 p.m. two vehicles stopped in front of their home and two gunmen opened fire.
About 20 minutes later, a resident of a Vance home reported his home fired on. At least two bullets were discovered inside the residence.
No one was injured in the incidents.
According to law enforcement, around 10:20 p.m., a deputy searching the area for the two vehicles spotted a black Honda on Highway 15 about five miles west of Eutawville that matched the description given by witnesses.
That vehicle eventually turned off onto Lodge Hall Road after initially speeding up to around 80 mph when the deputy got in behind it.
When back up arrived, the two occupants were removed from the vehicle that had a smell of marijuana coming from it, according to the report.
When the vehicle was searched, law enforcement found an AR-15 rifle with a drum magazine and a spare drum magazine, an AR-15 pistol, and fully loaded 9mm handgun. There were also multiple pairs of gloves, a black mask and a camouflage bullet proof vest.
The AR-15 pistol was determined to have been stolen from an Orangeburg resident last year.
The driver of the Honda was charged with a liquor law violation.
According to Sheriff Leroy Ravenell, the two people from the car weren't the shooters.