Suspect in fatal S. Carolina shooting of 3 found in Florida
By JEFFREY COLLINSAugust 3, 2021 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The suspect in the killing of three people in rural South Carolina hopped on a plane after the shootings and was arrested hours later at a Florida hotel, authorities said.
A man, woman and 10-year-old girl were killed in the shootings Monday around 3 p.m. inside a Greenwood County home just off U.S. Highway 25, Sheriff Dennis Kelly said.
On Tuesday, the Greenwood County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Randy Grant Perkins, 56, Megan Lee Gale Dinkins, 30, and Shey Nicole Dinkins, according to local news outlets. All were listed as residents of the same Greenwood home.
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Coroner identifies 3 killed in Greenwood County shooting, suspect arrested
U.S. Marshals arrested Jeffery David Powell in Jacksonville, Florida Share Updated: 6:30 AM EDT Aug 3, 2021
Coroner identifies 3 killed in Greenwood County shooting, suspect arrested
U.S. Marshals arrested Jeffery David Powell in Jacksonville, Florida Share Updated: 6:30 AM EDT Aug 3, 2021
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Show Transcript OFFICIALS TO STEP UP. WERE A FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT A SHOOTING INRE GENWOOD COUNTY THIS AFTERONNO TWO WOMEN ONE OF THEM YNGOU AND A BOY HOSPITALIZED THIS ALL HAPPENED AT A HOME OFF HIGHWAY 25. MANHUNT FORHE T PERSON OF INTEREST CONTINUES THERE RIGHT NOW OUR TAGGARD HOW JOINS US LIVE IN GREENWOOD COUNTY WHERE IT HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY TAG. MICHAEL AND CAROL, YES STILL LOTS OF QUESTIONS HERE THE SEARCH NOW IN ITS SEVENTH HOUR ETH SHERIFF THOUGH SAYING IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS PERSON OF INTEREST. IS FNDOU A LARGE PRESENCE MONDAY OFF HEDDY ROAD AN
Suspect in fatal S. Carolina shooting of 3 found in Florida
JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press
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1of6CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO JEFFERY INSTEAD OF JEFFREY - This undated photo provided by the Greenwood County Sheriff s Office shows Jeffery Powell. Investigators said three people were killed and one other person was hurt in a shooting Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in rural South Carolina. Greenwood County deputies named Powell as a person of interest. (Greenwood County Sheriff s Office via AP)Jeffrey S. Graham/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Deputies gather Monday afternoon, Aug. 2, 2021, outside the scene where three people were killed and one person injured in a shooting, in Greenwood, S.C. (Damian Dominguez/The Index-Journal via AP)Damian Dominguez/APShow MoreShow Less
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