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Teen arrested, charged in shooting that critically injured man in Sumter

Police are still looking for a second unidentified person they believe may have been involved in the incident.
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SUMTER, S.C. — Authorities have made one arrest and may be looking for someone else involved in a Sumter shooting that critically injured a man.

Sumter Police said the shooting happened on March 4 around 11 p.m. on Highland Avenue. Police said officers arrived and found the 20-year-old victim wounded inside his home. The man was taken to a Columbia hospital in critical condition but is said to have been stabilized. 

On Friday, Sumter Police said that they had arrested 18-year-old Semieon Zaire Helton-Hill and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Investigators said that they are also looking to identify a second person who may have been involved in the incident.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC and CrimeSC.com.

A tip may be available for any information that leads to an arrest, police said.

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