Man arrested in connection with a Thursday evening homicide

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Sheriff Leon Lott says a man has been arrested in connection with a homicide Thursday evening on Sterling Cross Drive.

RCSD says Ki’won Stevenson has been arrested in connection with a homicide Thursday evening on Sterling Cross Drive. (Photo: Richland County Sheriff’s Dept.)

On Thursday, October 15, at around 8 p.m., deputies responded in the 200 block of Sterling Cross Drive in reference to a shots fired call with a victim hit by gunfire.

When deputies arrived to the scene, they found a male victim in the front yard of a home unresponsive with gunshot wounds, says RCSD.

EMS took the victim to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

While at the scene, deputies found a second victim inside the home with a gunshot wound to the upper body area.

The second victim was taken by EMS to the hospital for treatment.

Deputies located and detained a suspect at the scene, who was identified as Ki’won Stevenson, says RCSD deputies.

He was taken by investigators to RCSD Headquarters for further questioning.

Investigators learned that Stevenson and the victims agreed to meet at the scene before the shooting occurred.

Stevenson was placed under arrest and charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

He was taken to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center where is he awaiting a bond hearing.