8-year-old girl struck by bullets through ceiling while eating family dinner, sheriff says

8-year-old girl struck by bullets through ceiling while eating family dinner, sheriff says

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- An 8-year-old girl was shot in the arm and leg while eating dinner with her family in a Florence County apartment, Sheriff TJ Joye said Wednesday night. The girl, who's expected to survive, was struck after bullets from an AR-15 being cleaned in a unit above hers traveled through the ceiling. It happened in a complex along Willow Trace Drive, Joye said. He told News13 charges are expected. Joye said the girl was …

Arrest made after 8-year-old girl shot while eating dinner in Florence County apartment

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- An arrest has been made after an 8-year-old girl was shot in the arm and leg while eating dinner with her family in a Florence County apartment, deputies said. Kelvin Vashon Allen, 43, of Florence, was charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling. He was booked into the Florence County Detention Center and was given a $10,000 bond on Thursday afternoon. The girl, who's expected to survive, was struck after …

Child accidentally shot at Florence apartment, sheriff says

An 8-year-old is expected to be ok after being hurt in an accidental shooting Wednesday at an apartment on Willow Trace Court in Florence, according to Florence

Investigation Opened After Child Shot In The Pee Dee Area

An investigation is underway after a child was shot in the Pee Dee area. Wednesday night, police were called to the 1400 block of Willow Trace Drive in Florence. Upon arrival, authorities were informed that an 8-year-old was eating dinner when a bullet came from the apartment upstairs and struck them in the arm and leg. The resident upstairs said he was cleaning his AR-15 firearm when it accidentally went off. The child was transported to a hosp…