Second arrest made in connection to deadly shooting in Florence Chicago Dixon (Source: Florence County Detention Center) By WMBF News Staff | December 21, 2020 at 3:51 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 3:51 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – A second man has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Friday in Florence.
According to information from the Florence Police Department, 24-year-old Chicago Dangelo Dixon was arrested and charged with murder. Online records from the Florence County Detention Center state Dixon was booked into the jail Dec. 21 at 2:40 p.m.
Investigators with the Florence Police Department said officers were called to the shooting in the 800 block of West Dixie Street in the early-morning hours of Dec. 18. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle on the side of the road with a deceased person inside, according to the FPD.
Police: One arrested in connection with deadly stabbing in Florence Generic prison bars graphic. (Source: Gray News, file) By WMBF News Staff | December 21, 2020 at 4:23 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 4:23 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – A man has been taken into custody in connection with a deadly stabbing Friday in the city of Florence.
According to information from the Florence Police Department, Leroy Speights was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Capt. Mike Brandt with the Florence Police Department said officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Elm Street around 8:45 p.m. on Dec. 18 after reports of the stabbing. A victim was found at the scene and transported to a hospital.
Suspect charged after man beaten to death with hammer in Florence County, authorities say Joseph McFadden (Source: Florence County Detention Center) By WMBF News Staff | December 14, 2020 at 11:17 AM EST - Updated December 14 at 11:18 AM
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A man has been arrested in connection with an assault that turned deadly over the weekend in Florence County.
According to information from the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the 1300 block of Olanta Highway in Effingham at 11:25 a.m. Saturday for a reported assault.
The victim was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken identified the victim as 56-year-old Bobby Carl Gainey, of Cheraw. The man was attacked with a hammer, according to the coroner’s office.