ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man has received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the drive-by shooting death of an Orangeburg County child.

The First Circuit Solicitor’s Office confirmed that Michael Thomas Lloyd pleaded guilty on Oct. 14 to killing six-year-old Winston Hunter and was sentenced to life in prison.

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Authorities said Hunter was shot on May 13, 2022, on McClain Street after returning home from a family gathering.

Hunter was reportedly on a couch when at least 20 bullets were fired into the home, hitting him in the head and wrist. He was later pronounced dead at the s

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