SUMTER, S.C. — A Sumter woman is in critical condition and a man is facing multiple charges after bullets from his gun struck her in the back.
According to reports, deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff's Office and EMS personnel responded to a call of shots fired at a residence on Muddy Water Lane. Arriving at the scene they found the woman in her yard with a severe gunshot wound to her lower back. The victim was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and, after being stabilized, transferred to a hospital in Columbia for treatment.
According to the sheriff's office, Kameron Wolfe had been at a relative's house along South Saint Paul Church Road firing a rifle in the rear of the property. However, the sheriff's office said that the victim, who was a neighbor, soon arrived to tell him that his gunfire was aimed directly at her home.
However, investigators said Wolfe continued to fire and eventually struck the victim, who had returned to her home. She was taken to the hospital and, at last check, was in critical condition.
Deputies executed a search warrant and Wolfe's firearm was confiscated. He was taken into custody and brought to the Sumter County Detention Center where he faces charges including discharging a firearm at or into a dwelling, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and two counts of attempted murder.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis reiterated that residents are responsible for safety while using firearms on their personal property and that discharging firearms in the county is generally lawful.
However, he said that state law prohibits the discharge of a firearm at or into a home, or any other structure - especially those that are occupied.