SUMTER, S.C. — Two people were arrested Monday night and charged in the shooting death of a Sumter man outside his own home last week.
Police say Markel Anthony Atkinson, 22, of Bishopville, was located at a home on Horsepen Road in Lee County. He was taken into custody after a short foot chase.
His girlfriend, Tracy Angela Legg, 25, of Sumter was taken into custody without incident later at her home.
Both Atkinson and Legg are charged with murder and armed robbery. Atkinson is additionally charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Tarrik Mack-Sumpter, 27, was found wounded and later died in the backyard of his home after police responded to a shots fired call in the 1000 block of Lewis Road after 1:45 p.m. last week.
Two people in a light-colored vehicle were seen fleeing the area toward McCray’s Mill Road at the time of the incident, according to investigators. Police later released a sketch of one of those people.
Police say they believe a planned drug transaction at the home turned into Mack-Sumpter being the victim of an armed robbery.
The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the arrests.
The investigation is ongoing.
