Richland County Sheriff s Office/Facebook(COLUMBIA, S.C.) The Columbia, South Carolina, community is reeling in the wake of a shooting that killed three teenagers and injured a fourth.
A 17-year-old allegedly shot four other teenagers ages 14 to 17 killing three of them, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a news conference Monday.
Sunday afternoon s shooting apparently stemmed from a previous dispute. Lott called it a fight "over something stupid" from a couple years ago.
The 17-year-old suspect has been arrested on charges including three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, the sheriff said.
The injured teenager has since been released from the hospital, Lott said.
At the news conference, the sheriff was among officials decrying the violence plaguing their community.
"Three kids are dead," Lott said. "If that doesn t shock you, then something s wrong. So we gotta do something. . Now is time for action."
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