Allendale County Rocked by Three Shootings: Teen Killed, Officer and Child Hurt

ALLENDALE, S.C. — According to the authorities, a shooting that took place over four days in South Carolina’s smallest county resulted in the death of one adolescent, as well as the injury of a police officer and a child aged eleven.

In a statement to the media, the police stated that the shootings began on Wednesday when an 11-year-old boy was shot inside of a residence in Allendale.

Then, early on Saturday morning, a girl who was asleep and was 14 years old was killed when many rounds were fired into her home in Fairfax, which is around 5 miles away, according to the authorities. She has not been identified at this time. According to statements made by Allendale Police Chief Lawrence Wiggins to several media sites, an officer from the Allendale Police Department sustained injuries while responding to a shooting that occurred less than a mile (1.6 kilometers) away from the shooting that occurred on Wednesday.

According to Wiggins, the cop had critical injuries but is anticipated to make a full recovery. The identity of the officer was not disclosed by the commissioner.

An investigation is being conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division. There is very little information that has been disclosed by the authorities regarding the shootings, including whether or not they may be connected.

The Allendale Police Department posted a request on Facebook for information and a stop to the violence.

“As a community, we are unable to consider or condone the presence of violence as a component of our culture. The most defenseless members of our society are being harmed and killed as a result of acts of violence that they have no control over. They went on to write that this is not acceptable.

Even though schools in Allendale County were open on Monday, school officials announced that there will be metal detectors and that pupils’ smartphones will be confiscated until they leave for home. Additionally, they urged kids to refrain from carrying backpacks with them.

About 7,500 people call Allendale County, which is the smallest county in South Carolina, home. This location is approximately 116 kilometers (70 miles) southwest of Columbia.