A woman was shot inside her own home on 4th Street in Woodside last Monday when gunfire tied to a gang dispute tore through the house, according to Greenville County deputies. Three teenagers now face charges in connection with the shooting, which investigators say stemmed from a quarrel between two rival gangs.
According to FOX Carolina News, deputies said the woman was inside her home when suspects fired multiple rounds into the house. Investigators believe the shooting was gang-related and that the intended target was a gang member who was singled out because of his affiliation, though the woman who was struck was a bystander to that dispute, deputies said.
Bystander Expected to Survive
Deputies said the shooting victim is recovering and is expected to survive, per the station's report. Officials said the violence grew out of a quarrel between two gangs, and that all three teenage suspects are affiliated with a rival street gang, though the station's account does not specify the extent of any injuries beyond the reported bystander.
Two of the suspects are 15 years old and are being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice, the same report notes. The third, identified as 17-year-old Davie Esteban De La Cruz Pol, is being charged as an adult. The names of the two younger suspects have not been released.
Charges Facing All Three Teens
All three suspects face two counts of first-degree assault and battery, along with charges of discharging a firearm into a dwelling, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to the same account. A separate arrest listing from southcarolina.arrests.org shows De La Cruz Pol booked on September 25 on charges of discharging a firearm into a dwelling or vehicle and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, mirroring the charges reported by the station.
The shooting occurred on September 21 in Greenville County. No court docket, warrant, or prosecutor statement has been made public to detail the case's next steps, and it remains unclear whether the charges will lead to convictions or other final outcomes in juvenile or adult court.
