By Associated Press - Sunday, December 20, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Officials are looking for a man who they say shot at three others at a convenience store in north Columbia on Saturday.

Richland County sheriff’s deputies on Sunday named 31-year-old James Jamar Toatley as a suspect in the shooting.

They say one of the men who was killed got into an argument with Toatley at the store around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. Toatley drew a gun and began firing.



One man died before he could be taken to a hospital. Another died at a hospital, while a third wounded man remains hospitalized.

None of the victims have been named.

Officials say Toatley is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

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