NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. — The Newberry County Sheriff's Office is working to gather more information after a possible drive-by shooting that happened late Saturday evening.
The sheriff's office reported around 11 p.m. that deputies were on the scene of the shooting near the corner of Brown Chapel Road and Drayton Street in the Helena area just outside the town of Newberry.
According to Sheriff Lee Foster, the call came in around 10 p.m. from the victim, a 36-year-old woman, who said she had been shot. A deputy arrived and found the woman in a ditch with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Sheriff Foster said she was airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and was in critical condition.
At the time of the initial report, the sheriff's office described the incident as a drive-by shooting. However, in the sheriff's Sunday morning update, he said it's unclear if the shooting happened at the location where the victim was found or if she was left there. He added that there are few houses and no businesses where investigators found the victim.
Authorities haven't yet released details on a possible motive or suspect in the crime. They are asking anyone with information to call 803-321-2222 or Midlands Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
