UPDATE – Agent Steve Hughes Killed In SC (VIDEO)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County deputies say a man was killed while doing his job and attempting to repossess a vehicle in Richland County.
An early morning shooting has lead to one person being killed and another arrested in the Capitol View neighborhood of Columbia.
The incident occurred early morning Wednesday, June 12, in the 7200 block of Fairmont Road in the Capitol View neighborhood. Officers said the shooting stemmed from a towing company repossessing a vehicle.
The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Steven Hughes of Lexington. The victim was working for the towing company at the time of his death.
Twenty-year-old Raheem Deangelo Jackson has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in the death. Jackson has been transported to Alvin S Glenn Detention Center.
At a bond hearing Wednesday, the judge did not set a bond because of the severity of the charge. A circuit court judge will need to consider bond in general sessions court at a later date.
RCSD continues the investigation and is asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Sheriff’s Department or submit a tip through CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or the P3Tips app.
