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RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Sheriff Leon Lott says an arrest has been made in relation to a fatal shooting on Nearview Avenue.

Jordan Lemmon was arrested in reference to the fatal shooting that happened in the 1700 block of Nearview Avenue on Tuesday, November 11.

An investigation revealed that the victim who was identified as 18-year-old Dion Briggs was attempting to purchase a firearm from Lemmon.

During the interaction, Lemmon shot and killed the victim, according to Richland County Sheriff’s Dept.

Investigators say Lemmon was located by RCSD’s Fugitive Task Force (FTF) in Sumter.

Sumter Police Department assisted RCSD’s FTF with conducting a traffic stop on Lemmon and taking him into custody.

Lemmon was taken back to Richland County and booked at the Alvin S. Glenn

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