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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.

A driver was killed and a passenger injured in a morning shooting along Green Swamp Road in Sumter, South Carolina, Monday, May 27, 2024. A white sedan fled the scene, police said.A driver was killed and a passenger injured in a morning shooting along Green Swamp Road in Sumter, South Carolina, Monday, May 27, 2024. A white sedan fled the scene, police said.

A driver was killed and a passenger injured in a morning shooting along Green Swamp Road in Sumter, South Carolina, Monday, May 27, 2024. A white sedan fled the scene, police said.

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.