Five charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old in Darlington
Five charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old in Darlington By WMBF News Staff | February 19, 2021 at 12:52 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 11:50 AM
DARLINGTON, S.C. (WMBF) – Multiple people have charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in the Pee Dee, Darlington Police Chief Kelvin Washington said Friday.
The deadly shooting happened on Feb. 12 in a parking lot at the intersection of Highway 52 and the Highway 52 bypass.
Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee said 17-year-old Kwelik Bacoate, of Darlington, was killed.
In a press briefing late Friday morning, Washington said five people have been charged in Bacote’s death: