The man who police say opened fire on a group playing basketball in Hartsville on Sunday night, killing one man, is out on bond in connection with another shooting.
The most recent shooting happened at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at the Landmark Inn on South Fourth Street in Hartsville.
A group of men were playing basketball in a court behind the inn when they got into an argument, Chief Tim Kemp said. One of the men then pulled out a gun and began shooting.
Police said Monday they are looking for 17-year-old Darenzo Trevon Graham, also known as “Ghost,” to question him in connection with the crime.
It’s not clear whether Graham had been involved in the basketball game, Kemp said. There was a crowd at the hotel and witnesses reported a disturbance, then gunfire.
Two men injured in the shooting were taken to the hospital Sunday night.
One of the victims died Monday from a gunshot wound he suffered. He was identified by Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee as 25-year-old Forrest Lenn Royall Jr. of Hartsville.
The other victim, identified as 24-year-old Michael Leon Jefferson, 24, of Hartsville, was to be taken to a Florence hospital for additional treatment, Kemp said Monday.
Police also saw marijuana through a window of one room at the hotel and, as result, secured a search warrant to seize it, Kemp said.
A vehicle also was stolen during the same time frame, the chief said.
Darlington County Detention Center booking reports show Graham had been granted bond Nov. 13 for a charge of ssault with intent to kill.
Hartsville police say Graham is accused in that case of shooting at a man through his home on Eighth Street in Hartsville. Investigators had to search to find him after the incident and later located him in Chesterfield County.
Hartsville police are again asking the public for its help to find Graham.
Anyone with information on these crimes or Graham’s whereabouts is asked to call the police department at (843) 383-3013 or the state Crime Stoppers hotline at (888) CRIME SC (274-6372). Callers need not reveal their identities.
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