2 arrested in connection with Sumter man’s death

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Two people have been arrested in connection with a Thursday shooting that resulted in the death of a Sumter man, says the SCSO.

Shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, November 12, Sumter County dispatchers received a call regarding a shooting on Roche Road.

According to witnesses, two neighbors on Roche Road had an altercation where alcohol was involved.

Responding deputies provided lifesaving measures to the victim until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived.

Using witness descriptions and Flock Safety technology, investigators identified the suspects’ vehicle and issued a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) alert, says SCSO.

Deputies and officers with the Sumter Police Department stopped the vehicle near North Guinyard Drive and West Liberty Street.

The victim, Tajaddin Waled Blackwell, 49, was taken to Prisma Health Richland, where he died Friday afternoon, November 13.

The suspects, Thornton Letrawn Wells, 28, and Tan’jah Mayonna Vaughn, 27, were detained and taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Wells is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Vaughn is charged with accessory after the fact to a felony.

Both individuals will remain in custody at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center while awaiting bond hearings.