UPDATE: Three homicide victims are identified as 17-year-old Willie L. Garrett IV, 16-year-old Ivan Perry, and 16-year-old Cameron Carroll.
Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables has released the names of three teenagers who died Sunday after a shooting outside a single-wide trailer in Aiken County.
Two of the victims were pronounced dead on the scene at 226 Wadley Drive in Aiken. They were identified as 17-year-old Willie L. Garrett IV and 16-year-old Ivan Perry. The third victim, 16-year-old Cameron Carroll, was pronounced dead at Augusta University Medical Center.
Autopsies are scheduled for Wednesday morning in Newberry, SC. The Coroner’s Office along with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office are continuing with the investigation.
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Original Story:
Two people were killed and one was injured Sunday afternoon in a shooting outside a single-wide trailer in Aiken County that has indications of being gang-related, authorities said.
The names of the three victims injured outside the residence at 226 Wadley Drive have not been released. They were described simply as “three black males” who all suffered apparent gunshot wounds in the shooting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. The one who survived was rushed to an area hospital.
Officers are looking for a black Hyundai Elantra or Sonata with four doors carrying three black male suspects, Capt. Abdullah said. A motive is unclear, but the spokesman said “it does have that indications that it is gang-related.”
“Witnesses told investigators that before hearing the shots, the victims were in an argument with three (3) Black male suspects,” the captain said in a press release. “The last spotting of the car was when it turned onto Edgefield Highway.”
Anyone with information on the identities and whereabouts of these suspects are encouraged to contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 648-6811. The suspects should be considered as armed and dangerous.
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