Amon Rice

Death by Force

Amon D. Rice, a 17-year-old high school student from Hopkins, South Carolina, tragically lost his life on May 10, 2018. Rice, a rising senior at Lower Richland High School and a member of the varsity basketball team, was shot near the Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Hopkins. According to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts, Rice died from a gunshot wound to the upper body at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. The incident occurred during a pre-arranged shootout involving multiple individuals, ...Read More

RCSD: 17-year-old student athlete shot at predetermined meeting to 'settle a dispute'

UPDATE: Two people injured, one in life-threatening condition, after a shooting near Hopkins church

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