Suspect arrested for shooting fast food worker

Suspect arrested after employee shot at Taco Bell in Summerville, South Carolina, police say

Updated: 9:12 p.m. EDT June 30, 2024

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Suspect arrested after employee shot at Summerville, South Carolina, Taco Bell, police say

Updated: 9:12 p.m. EDT June 30, 2024

The Summerville Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday at a fast food restaurant in Summerville, South Carolina. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) On Sunday, June 30, officers responded to the Taco Bell on Dorchester Road in Summerville after a shooting was reported. When officers arrived, a man was found with a gunshot wound. Officers provided first aid until EMS took the victim to a nearby hospital. During the investigation, detectives discovered an argument had broken out that resulted in the death of an employee in the Taco Bell parking lot. Summerville officers took 24-year-old Avery Easton into custody and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. According to Summerville Police Capt. Chris Hirsch, Easton was booked into the Dorchester County Detention Center.

The Summerville Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred at a fast food restaurant in Summerville, South Carolina, on Sunday.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines)

On Sunday, June 30, officers responded to the Taco Bell on Dorchester Road in Summerville after a shooting was reported.

When police arrived, a man was found with gunshot wounds. Officers administered first aid until paramedics took the victim to a nearby hospital.

During the investigation, detectives discovered that an argument had broken out, resulting in the death of an employee in the Taco Bell parking lot.

Summerville officers arrested Avery Easton, 24, and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.

According to Summerville Police Capt. Chris Hirsch, Easton was booked into the Dorchester County Detention Center.