SUMTER, S.C. — Authorities have made one arrest and may be looking for someone else involved in a Sumter shooting that critically injured a man.
Sumter Police said the shooting happened on March 4 around 11 p.m. on Highland Avenue. Police said officers arrived and found the 20-year-old victim wounded inside his home. The man was taken to a Columbia hospital in critical condition but is said to have been stabilized.
On Friday, Sumter Police said that they had arrested 18-year-old Semieon Zaire Helton-Hill and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Investigators said that they are also looking to identify a second person who may have been involved in the incident.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC and CrimeSC.com.
A tip may be available for any information that leads to an arrest, police said.
