The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County

Winnsboro teen killed in shooting

McDaniel

WINNSBORO – An altercation between two teens in a convenience store about 11:45 p.m. Friday night resulted in one of the teens being shot to death by a third man, Winnsboro Public Safety Department (WDPS) Chief John Seibles reported to The Voice.

WDPS was called to Citgo at the intersection of US Hwy 321 and Ninth Street about midnight (across the street from Fairfield Central High School) after a man who was fighting with another man in the store was shot multiple times by a third man, according to Seibles.

The victim was transported to Prisma Health where he succumbed to his injuries. 

The shooter, Dydreekus Dwight Jaqueli McDaniel, 24, was arrested and booked into the Fairfield County Detention Center. McDaniel is charged with murder. 

This a breaking story and more information will be posted this morning as it becomes available.

The incident is under investigation by WDPS and the Fairfield County Cororner’s office.