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Thursday, January 31, 2013  Developments Wednesday connected to the debate over gun violence and weapons control in the U.S.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A 24-year-old Pelion man is accused of shooting a 16-year-old girl, who was riding in a pickup truck, in the back Tuesday evening.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Unlike the Martin case, there were several witnesses to this shooting and there was no scuffle before 17-year-old Jordan Davis was shot to death.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Authorities say one two people have been arrested in connection with an officer-involved shooting investigation.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Three individuals arrested after a botched drug deal that resulted in the deadly shooting of a teenager appeared in bond court Wednesday.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Orangeburg County investigators say a 14-year-old boy has been shot and killed in a "drug deal gone bad." The incident has caused the sheriff to call the community to action.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  New evidence suggests Trayvon Martin punched George Zimmerman and began banging the man's head on the ground.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  Across US, preachers and worshippers don hoodies in calling for justice in Trayvon Martin case

Friday, March 23, 2012  Members of the Midlands community will march Saturday morning in honor of Trayvon Martin.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  Updated with audio/video of 911 call: US Justice Department says it will investigate fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a black teen in Florida.

Saturday, June 11, 2011  Authorities say a 16-year-old man has been shot and killed as he tried to rob another man in his Sumter home.

Friday, June 25, 2010  A teen who admitted shooting and killing an 11-year-old South Carolina boy last year has been sentenced to two years of alternative housing.

Saturday, May 08, 2010  Police say a 16-year-old was killed and two other teens shot when they tried to rob employees of a South Carolina restaurant.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  HEALTHBEAT: How trauma doctors got creative to save teen from usually deadly gunshot wound

Friday, March 05, 2010  Police are looking for a suspect in the shooting death of a South Carolina teen on a city street.