Crime · North Charleston, SC
A Charleston County jury on Oct. 9 convicted Qutairus Capers-Mitchell and Ti'Zaveis Grampus of murdering Emmanuel Johnson in a June 4, 2023 ambush shooting in the North Charleston area. Capers-Mitchell was sentenced to 45 years in prison; third defendant Bernard Brown, who pleaded guilty on the first day of trial, received 30 years. Grampus' sentencing was deferred pending a pre-sentence report. Prosecutors presented evidence including Snapchat images posted 18 minutes after the killing showing defendants posing with guns that matched shell casings at the scene.
Crime · Charleston, SC
Charleston Police responded to a downtown apartment complex around 1 p.m. Friday after 14-year-old Derrick Simmons was shot twice—once in the face, losing his left eye, and once in the shoulder. Officers say the teen and a 17-year-old friend were handling a gun when the older teen pointed it at Simmons and fired. The 17-year-old admitted to the shooting and was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and possession of a firearm under 18. He was booked into the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Charleston Police youth outreach staff urged gun owners to secure firearms, noting that unlocked vehicles are a primary source of teen access to guns.
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