Teen angry over lost cell phone shot two people at Sangaree apartment, affidavits show - WCBD News 2

by: Tim Renaud

Posted: Jan 12, 2023 / 04:28 PM EST

Updated: Jan 12, 2023 / 04:28 PM EST

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A 17-year-old antheral is facing attempted execution and battle charges aft deputies said helium became aggravated implicit a missing compartment telephone and shot 2 individuals astatine a Sangaree apartment.

Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting astatine the Parkway Village Apartments connected Sunday evening. Two radical were recovered suffering from gunshot wounds.

Through an investigation, deputies learned the fishy – identified arsenic Quedellis Salters, Jr., was aggravated erstwhile helium could not find his compartment telephone and thought that idiosyncratic had taken it, according to affidavits.

Documents amusement 1 of the victims was successful a chamber erstwhile Salters entered and changeable her with a handgun, striking the pistillate successful the thorax conscionable supra her heart. Another unfortunate was successful the hallway erstwhile Salters changeable him successful the arm.

The mothers of some victims pleaded with Salters not to shoot, according to deputies. Both victims were taken to an country infirmary by EMS. Their conditions are unknown.

The affidavit revealed determination were young children – astir 5 years of property – successful the bath erstwhile 1 of the bullets went done the partition and into the bath wherever they were located. None of the children were struck.

When deputies arrived connected the scene, they said that Salters walked up and “put his arms successful beforehand of him and made an excited utterance to deputies” stating that helium was the 1 that changeable the victims.

The unfortunate and aggregate witnesses besides identified Salters arsenic the shooter. After authorities work Salters his Miranda rights, they said helium again admitted to shooting the victims.