Shootout at SC Waffle House leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt

WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (AP) — One man is dead and another clinging to life after an early-morning argument escalated in a gun battle at a South Carolina restaurant.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/PZTCXt ) that a gunman outside a West Ashley Waffle House restaurant traded shots with people inside the building around 4 a.m. Sunday.

Charleston County Sheriff’s Maj. Jim Brady says deputies found two men lying in the parking lot, one dead and the other suffering life-threatening injuries.

The injured people were taken to Medical University Hospital by Charleston County EMS. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The Charleston County Coroner’s Office was also investigating.

A third person suffered minor injuries from a fall inside the restaurant.

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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com