COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of shooting and paralyzing a University of South Carolina student has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after a Richland County jury found him guilty of attempted murder and four firearms violations.
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a man was killed and three others injured when shots were fired outside a night club over the weekend.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush promises to improve the quality of health care for veterans, in part through privatization
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — It took jurors a little over an hour to reach a guilty verdict in the Five Points shooting that left USC student Martha Childress paralyzed.
Michael Juan Smith was found guilty of attempted murder and weapons charges.
Investigators say he fired shots on a crowded street in Columbia’s Five Points area. One bullet struck Childress, who was a freshmen at the University of South Carolina at the time.
Quoting testimony from inside the courtroom during a jail phone call to his girlfriend at the time, Smith gave her instructions of what to say on the stand.
During his testimony today Smith said that he was not aiming anywhere in particular when he shot adding that he fired after hearing a shot because he feared for his life.
From Pre-K to Pre-Med, students of all ages are heading back to school. With school back in session, authorities are urging motorists to play a little closer attention when they hit the roads during their commute.
