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BLYTHEWOOD – Two more arrests have been made in relation to the shooting that occurred in downtown Blythewood on April 5, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s office.

Sadrien Devoe, 18, was arrested on Tuesday, April 22. After executing a search warrant for Devoe’s vehicle, which had been identified as a suspect vehicle in the shooting, RCSD investigators arrested him. He is charged with Breach of Peace of a High and Aggravated Nature in connection to the shooting and Simple Possession of Marijuana in connection to the search. Devoe was transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center where he is still detained.

Tyreek Shealy, 19 was arrested on Wednesday, April 23 at his residence. He is charged with Breach of Peace of a High and Aggravated Nature. Shealy was transported to Alvin S. Glenn

Richland County has now arrested a total of five suspects in the shooting.

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On April 17, 2025, RCSD’s Fugitive Task Force arrested Jamari Nelson, 23, at his residence. At the time of the arrest, investigators located two firearms, one of which is connected to an open investigation out of another agency. Nelson was transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. He is charged with Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature and Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference on April 11 to announce the arrests of the first two suspects and to give insight into what happened that night when hundreds of teens swarmed the town.

Darrell Birch, 18, and Nahjere Suber, 18, were charged with Breach of Peace of a High and Aggravated Nature by RCSD’s Fugitive Task Force and Special Response Team.

Lott blamed some of the recent teen disturbances on ‘pop-up parties’ that he said often involve the use of drugs and alcohol, and can get out of control quickly.

“We do what we can, but these are instantaneous,” he said.

He said it’s squarely the responsibility of parents to “keep these kids’ butts where they need to be, instead of running around with a gun at two in the morning.”

Lott said the community is “sick and tired” of the violence.

“We’ve got to change the minds and hearts of these kids,” he said.

In the statement released by the Sheriff’s department since the press conference, Lott thanked the parents and their children who have come forward with information. Several tips were received and investigators were able to identify the suspects connected to the black Maserati that Lott discussed in his April 11 briefing.

This investigation is still ongoing.

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