Sherrod Carlton Smith

In the early morning hours of April 3, 2020, Sherrod Carlton Smith, a 31-year-old man from Wedgefield, South Carolina, was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle in the backyard of a residence on South Main Street in Sumter. Smith was accompanied by a 37-year-old woman who managed to escape without physical harm. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. when an unknown individual approached the parked car and opened fire.

Initially, the identity of the shooter was unknown, and the Sumter Po ...

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