SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — Sumter County deputies say they are continuing to investigate a shooting that left one young woman dead and a juvenile injured early Tuesday morning.

Deputies said they were dispatched just after 5:30 a.m. to a home on Picardy Drive after receiving a 911 call reporting shots fired. When they arrived, they found 18-year-old Jaikailah Richardson dead inside the residence.

A juvenile was also found suffering from gunshot wounds and was taken to Prisma Health Richland Hospital. As of Wednesday morning, officials said the child was in stable condition.

Neighbors said the gunfire startled them awake.

“I heard it around 5:30 in the morning and I jumped out the bed, yes I did. But I still don’t feel safe because it happened to me and every time I hear shootings I still

See Full Page