The echoes of a possible high-powered rapid fire weapon resounded several blocks from the gruesome scene of a deadly drive-by shooting at a home on the corner of Girardeau and McDaniel streets in Walterboro that left three dead, including a toddler and six others were wounded.
According to Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey, Shaniyah Burden, 20 months old, died, as a result, of multiple gun shot wounds and was pronounced at 10:18 p.m. at Colleton Medical Center. Charles Kitrell, 45, died of multiple gun shot wounds and was pronounced at 10:25 p.m. at the incident scene. Christopher Powell, 21, died of multiple gun shot wounds and was pronounced at the Medical University of South Carolina.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Walterboro Public Safety Department are investigating the violent killing.
According to witnesses, a crowd was gathered outside of a home on McDaniel Street playing cards when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and fired several gunshots at the people. Community members quickly galvanized in response to the ailing victims and were able to transport a few victims, including the Little Miss Shaniyah Burden to the hospital.
Read it all and note especially the pictures. looking at the 20 month old does me in–KSH.
Prayers for the family and friends of the victims and this community; particularly for the members of the emergency services, police and medics who have been real heroes but who will now have to deal with the traumatic effects of this on themselves.
just awful. at least there has been an arrest – http://www.ctdispatch.com/?p=4681