Driver killed, passenger injured in morning shooting at Sumter intersection

A 32-year-old driver was killed and a passenger injured in a shooting at an intersection in Sumter on Monday, police said.

Sumter police were called to the intersection of Green Swamp Road and South Guignard Drive around 7:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Police found the driver and a 28-year-old passenger shot to death.

The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover soon, police said.

Both were found near the scene of their vehicle accident.

The victims’ vehicle was at a stoplight on Green Swamp Road when a white sedan arrived and shots were fired, police said. The white sedan sped away on South Guignard Drive.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Sumter Police at 803-436-2700.

Tips can be reported by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or online at P3tips.com.

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest, police said.