Sumter woman killed while trying to disperse fight

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ Police say a Sumter woman was shot and killed while trying to break up a fight in front of her home. Deputy Chief Alvin Holston says officers found 54-year-old Patricia Singleton lying in her front yard Wednesday night. Holston says Singleton had been shot in the chest and later died at a hospital. Authorities say they think Singleton was trying to break up a fight when she was shot. Early Thursday, police arrested 18-year-old Derek Antwan Darby and charged him with murder. Police records show Singleton and Darby were neighbors. Darby was jailed awaiting a bond hearing. It wasn’t known if he had an attorney.