A woman was found dead and an 11-year-old girl was shot early Saturday in a shooting on Haverford Road in Richland County, according to the sheriff's department. Deputies responded at about 5 a.m. Saturday to the 200 block of Cricket Ridge in Lexington County, where the victims had been transported. Investigators determined the shooting occurred on the 100 block of Haverford Road. At the Haverford Road scene, an adult woman was found unresponsive inside a vehicle parked in front of a residence, with at least one gunshot wound to her upper body.
Emergency medical crews declared the woman dead at the scene, according to WACH. Inside the residence, deputies found an 11-year-old girl who also had at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. Both victims were transported to the 200 block of Cricket Ridge after the shooting, the station reports.
Girl Taken to Hospital as Investigation Unfolds
The girl was taken to a local hospital for treatment following the shooting, per the same report. Richland County Sheriff's investigators and the department's crime scene unit responded to both the Cricket Ridge and Haverford Road locations to process evidence and piece together what happened in the hours before dawn.
As of now, the investigation remains ongoing, and no details about a suspect or motive in the Haverford Road shooting have been released. Anyone with information is asked to call the Richland County Sheriff's Department at 803-576-3000 or submit an anonymous tip through Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
Earlier Richland County Shooting
The Haverford Road shooting comes 33 days after another deadly shooting in Richland County on Monday, October 5, though there is no indication the two cases are connected. In that incident, the Richland County Coroner identified the victim as 75-year-old Edith Wheeler, according to WACH.
Deputies in the Lake Carolina case stopped a vehicle matching the description of the shooter's car, and the suspect, identified as Donald Wheeler, was detained, officials told the station. It remains unclear whether any charges have been filed in that case based on available reporting.
Back on Haverford Road, the community is left waiting for answers as detectives continue to investigate. Richland County authorities have not said whether they consider anyone a suspect in the death of the woman or the shooting of the 11-year-old girl.
