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

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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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…

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WPDE broke the news in on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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