Three South Carolina teenagers fatally shot three classmates and wounded another on Sunday when they opened fire outside an abandoned house over a “stupid” years-long feud, police said.
Jahkeem Griffin and Karlos Gibson, both 17, and an unnamed 14-year-old boy, all face charges of murder, attempted murder and other felonies for inciting violence, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
“For something stupid. About something that happened a few years ago. The beef kept growing and then the young people decided they were going to settle it by shooting,” Sheriff Leon Lott said at a news conference.
“You have three teenagers who will never see adulthood. What is this for? A disagreement? ‘I don’t like you, you did something to me, so I’m going to pay you back, so I’m going to kill you?'”
The three teenagers allegedly opened fire on their victims as they sat in front of an abandoned house in Columbia, the state capital, shortly after 2 p.m., police said.
The gunmen attacked the teenagers when they tried to retreat to the back of the house before fleeing.
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Jakobe Fanning, 16, Caleb Wise, 16, and Dre’Von Riley, 17, were killed in the shooting. All three are students at Eau Claire High School.
The only survivor – a 14-year-old high school student – was released from hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds.
According to Lott, the group had been arguing over a burglary case for the previous two years, although he did not disclose further details.
Three teenagers opened fire on four as they sat outside an abandoned house in Columbia.WISTV
Griffin and Gibson attended Eau Claire High School with the three victims, while the unnamed gunman and the survivor attended high school together.
The district provided counseling and additional security at the high school on Monday in response to an “unimaginable tragedy,” which district superintendent Craig Witherspoon criticized as “senseless gun violence.”
Lott would not say how the guns were obtained but noted that too many Columbia gun owners leave their guns in cars, where they are easily stolen.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the shooting stemmed from a years-long “beef.” Richland County Sheriff’s Department
“I’ve talked about a lot of times where a gun will get you one or two places: It’s going to be a graveyard or a prison and yesterday we saw that game again,” Lott said.
“You stand here and you shake your head and just wonder why. Why can’t these kids do something other than just use violence and use guns? Doesn’t solve the problem. Doesn’t it make things better. It’s just make things worse.”
The two older boys will be tried as adults and a judge will decide whether the 14-year-old’s case remains in juvenile court.
All three face the same charges of three counts of murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and possession of a handgun by an under 18 year old.
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