Three Arrested After 5-Year-Old Shot In Florence Co.

The 5-year-old is reportedly in stable condition.

Three people are facing charges after a 5-year-old was shot in Florence County.

The incident unfolded in the 700 block of N. Dargan Street around 5pm Monday. A silver SUV approached a house on the street with suspects sporting ski masks that fired shots at the house, striking the minor who was inside at the time. The 5-year-old is reportedly in stable condition.

An investigation revealed that the SUV was reported stolen and the three suspects were allegedly involved in other vehicle thefts in Florence County as well.

Officers located the vehicle in Darlington County prompting a chase that ended when the suspects fled on foot into a wooded area.

Travis James, Kemarion Pauley, and a 17-year-old juvenile have all been charged with seven counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, aggravated breach of peace, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and criminal conspiracy.