Three-Year-Old Victim Of Fatal Shooting Identified

The Saturday shooting happened around 9:30pm in the 900 block of Midway Highway in the Johnsonville area.

The three-year-old who died as a result of a shooting in Florence County has been identified.

The toddler was identified as Antonio Burgess Jr of Hemingway. The Saturday shooting happened around 9:30pm in the 900 block of Midway Highway in the Johnsonville area.

An investigation revealed that an argument from earlier in the day, carried on inside a vehicle with five occupants. The driver of the car pulled over when the boyfriend of the boy’s mother got out and was arguing with the mom before punching her in the face from outside the car.

The suspect then walked around the car and hit the driver with a gun, leading to the gun going off and shooting the child in the back seat in the head. The child was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The shooter has turned himself into authorities after fleeing the scene following the shots fired. His identity has not been publicly revealed at this time.