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Men shot in woods while walking trail in Anderson, police say

Men shot in woods while walking trail in Anderson, police say
DESTINY: AT DEPUTIES IN 6:47 A.M., GREENVILLE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT WHO WAS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS CHARGED 28-YEAR-OLD, WILLIAM LACEY THE THIRD WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER. DEPUTIES SAY A MAN WAS SHOT JUST AFTER THREE SUNDAY MORNING. IT HAPPENED AT THE PARK AT SONDRIO APARTMENTS, ON PELHAM ROAD. NO WORD YET, ON WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. PATRICK: TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT WHILE WALKING A TRAIL, AND NOW ANDERSON POLICE WANT TO KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. ACCORDING TO OFFICERS, THEY WERE CALLED TO A BUSINESS ON EAST RIVER STREET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT A SHOOTING WITH INJURIES. OFFICERS SAID THEY FOUND TWO MEN IN NEAR-BY WOODS WIT GUNSHOT WOUNDS. -- WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS. POLICE TELL US, A THIRD MAN REPORTED THE GROUP WAS INVOLVED IN AN ARGUMENT A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE SHOOTING, AND WHILE WALKING ON THE TRAIL THEY WERE CONFRONTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOOTING TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS. DESTINY: IN ASHEVILLE, AN OFF-DUTY FIRE CAPTAIN SAVED A MAN’S LIFE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASHEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT A HOME ON FAIRFAX ROAD. THIS IS AN IMAGE FROM THE SCENE. WE’RE TOLD THE CAPTAIN WAS FIRST ON SCENE AND RUSHED TO HELP. TWO PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS PROUD OF ALL OF ITS FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY. PATRICK: DOZENS OF WORKERS, LABOR LEADERS, AND OTHERS, ARE TAKING ACTION AGAINST, ONE STARBUCKS STORE. IN ANDERSON COUNTY. REPORTEDLY THE COMPANY HAS RETALIATED AGAINST WORKERS WHO WANT TO FORM A UNION. PROTESTERS WERE OUTSIDE THE I-85 CLEMSON BOULEVARD LOCATION YESTERDAY. THEY SAY THE COFFEE SHOP HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE SATURDAY AFTER WORKERS COLLECTIVELY GAVE MANAGEMENT A LETTER LISTING DEMANDS, FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS. >> LOSING SOME STARBUCKS BENEFITS. EVEN THOUGH THEIR BENEFITS ARE SUBPAR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET SCHEDULE FOR 20 HOURS A WEEK BUT THEY PURPOSELY CUT US AND PEOPLE LOSE BENEFITS. PEOPLE RELY ON THIS JOB FOR HEALTHCARE. PATRICK: WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO STARBUCKS FOR A RESPONSE AND WILL BRING IT TO YOU AS SOON AS WE GET IT. AS OF LAST WEEK NEARLY 210 STARBUCKS STORES HAVE OFFICIALLY VOTED TO UNIONIZE, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. THE STORE LOCATED ON PELHAM ROAD, NEAR I-85 IN GREENVILLE, BECAME THE FIRST LOCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO JOIN A UNION. DESTINY: 6:49 A.M. AND THE FBI SEARCHED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S HOME IN FLORIDA YESTERDAY, REPORTEDLY AS PART OF A PROBE INTO POTENTIAL MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. PATRICK: AMY LU IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING. >> DOJ SPOKESPERSON DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THIS, BUT TWO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER SAY THE SEARCH IS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER TRUMP TOOK CLASSIFIED RECORD FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. AGENTS, ACCORDING TO THOSE SOURCES, WERE LOOKING INTO WHETHER TRUMP HAD ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS, AS PART OF A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHERE THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES SAID IT HAD RETRIEVED FROM MARALAGO 15 BOXES OF RECORDS WITH CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES SAID TRUMP SHOULD HAVE TURNED OVER THAT MATERIAL WHEN HE LEFT OFFICE, AND LATER ASKED THE DOJ TO INVESTIGATE. TRUMP HAD A LOT TO SAY SINCE THE RAID, INCLUDING A LENGTHY STATEMENT CALLING IT A QUOTE ' ’WEAPONIZATION OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ATTACK BY THE RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS.’ THOUGH THE SEARCH WARRANT DOES NOT SUGGEST THAT CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE EXPECTED, OFFICIALS MUST DEMONSTRATE PROBABLE CAUSE THAT A CRIME HAPPENED BEFORE OBTAINING ONE. AT LEAST ONE EXPERT SAYS THERE IS ’NO PRECEDENT’ FOR A FORMER PRESIDENT FACING AN FBI RAID EVEN GOING BACK TO WATERGATE. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. I’M AMY LU. DESTINY: SCIENTISTS IN EUROPE SAY 2022 HAD ONE OF THE THREE HOTTEST JULYS ON RECORD GLOBALLY. IN EUROPE THE HEAT WAVES BROUGHT RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST AND NORTH. SPAIN, THE U.K. AND FRANCE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE DAY MORE THAN 104 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. WATER RESERVOIRS WERE AT VERY LOW LEVELS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF THE E.U HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS AFFECTED THE PRODUCTION OF GRAINS ON THE CONTINENT. FRANCE RECORDED THE DRIEST JULY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1959, WITH A TOTAL RAINFALL BEING 85% LOWER THAN THE LAST 30-YEAR AVERAGE. PATRICK: IT ONLY TOOK MORE THAN 300 YEARS. BUT THE LAST WOMAN CONVICTED DURING THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS. HAS BEEN EXONERATED. ELIZABETH JOHNSON-JUNIOR’S NAME IS NOW CLEARED. THANKS TO THE EFFORT OF A TEACHER. AND HER EIGHTH-GRADE CIVICS CLASS. JOHNSON WAS ONE OF MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT IN 1692. A TEACHER TOOK NOTE OF JOHNSON’S CASE AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER ACCUSED NAMES THAT HAD BEEN CLEARED. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. HER EIGHTH-GRADERS PETITIONED STATE LAWMAKERS AND JUST RECENTLY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING AN AMENDMENT ATTACHED TO THE STATE BUDGET. DESTINY: IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW JOB, YOU SHOULD SLEEP ON IT, LITERALLY. MATTRESS BRAND CASPER IS HIRING SLEEPERS TO SNOOZE FOR A LIVING. A BUNCH OF FRIENDS ASKED ME ABOUT THIS. JOB REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE SLEEPING IN COMPANY STORES AND OTHER RANDOM LOCATIONS. THE CASPER SLEEPERS WILL GET TO WEAR PAJAMAS TO WORK GET SOME FREE PRODUCTS AND HAVE A FLEXIBLE PART-TIME SCHEDULE. PATRICK: IT’S FUNNY WHEN PEOPLE SAY DID YOU HEAR THIS? DOLLY PARTON MAY BE FROM TENNESSEE BUT OHIO IS GIVING HER A MAJOR HONOR. OHIO GOVERNOR ’MIKE DEWINE’. IS SUCH A BIG FAN OF DOLLY AND HER PHILANTHROPY THAT HE’S NAMING A DAY AFTER HER. DEWINE HAS DECLARED AUGUST 9. TODAY HONORARY DOLLY PARTON DAY. , SHE WILL BE VISITING THE STATE TODAY TO CELEBRATE ’EARLY LITERACY’. TODAY IS NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY TODAY AS WELL. DOLLY’S ’IMAGINATION LIBRARY’ MAILS FREE BOOKS TO KIDS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES EVERY MONTH. DESTINY: AND THEY ARE GREAT SELECTIONS. A 4-YEAR-OLD LABRADOR RETRIEVER MIX NAMED TUCKER HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SEATTLE MARINERS AND ADDED TO THEIR CLUBHOUSE ROSTER. THE TEAM DID IT TO REMIND FANS THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF ANIMALS WHO NEED FOREVER HOMES. AND TUCKER’S NEW HOME IS T-MOBILE STADIUM. NO WORD ON IF THE PUP WILL BE DOUBLING AS A BAT BOY. OR FETCHING FOUL BALLS. TUCKER ALREADY HAS A HUG -- A HUGE FOLLOWING ON TWITTER. WITH OVER 22,000 FANS. PATRICK: HE LOOKS LIKE A BASEBALL FAN. THIS WEEKEND THERE’S A CHANCE FOR FOLKS IN THE UPSTATE TO CELEBRATE THE KICKOFF OF BACK TO SCHOOL. IT’S THE 6TH ANNUAL Q-L’S BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY. 96.3 THE BLOCK. B-93.7. AND ’ABSOLUTE TOTAL CARE’ ARE HOSTING THESE EVENTS. DESTINY: THE FIRST PARTY WILL BE SATURDAY AUGUST 13 AT THE STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER IN GREENVILLE FROM 12 TO 3:00 P.M. ORGANIZERS SAY, THERE WILL BE CHANCES TO WIN SWAG BAGS, LAPTOPS & ALEXA DEVICES. THERE WILL ALSO BE T-SHIRTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, GIFT CARDS, ITALIAN ICE AND FOOD. PATRICK: AND THE SECOND CELEBRATION WILL BE SUNDAY AUGUST 14 AT THE CCWOODSON COMMUNITY CENTER IN SPARTANBURG FROM 2 TO 5:00 P.M. CO-HOSTED BY THE MAYOR OF SPARTANBURG, JEROME RICE. ORGANIZERS SAY, THE BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY IS ALL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO OUR YOUTH. DESTINY: 6:54 A.M. A NEW ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE IS SET TO OPEN THIS WEEK. ' ’DISTRICT 356’ IS LOCATED ON FIELD STREET. NEAR FLUOR FIELD. IN FEBRUARY 2021 GREENVILLE CITY LEADERS, UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE, TO CREATE THE PROJECT. THE GOAL WAS CREATE A PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE BASEBALL FIELD. AND BRING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC TO THE WEST END AREA. ' ’DISTRICT 356’. IS MODELED AFTER, JERSEY STREET, AT BOSTON’S FENWAY PARK. AND NAMED IN HONOR OF SHOELESS JOE JACKSON’S LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE. IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES. IT’S SET TO OPEN TOMORROW. PATRICK: YOU CAN BRING SHOES IF YOU WANT. THE CAROLINA PANTHERS ARE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS OF TRAINING CAMP. AND FAN FEST IS ALMOST HERE. TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE THE LAST DAYS OF TRAINING CAMP, AT WOFFORD COLLEGE IN SPARTANBURG. AND SOON THE PANTHERS WILL RETURN TO CHARLOTTE TO FINISH PREPARING FOR THE NEW SEASON. FAN FEST IS SET FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH ENTERTAINMENT STARTING AT 6:00, AND PRACTICE STARTING AT 7:00 THAT NIGHT. TICKETS ARE 5 DOLLARS, AND CAN
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Men shot in woods while walking trail in Anderson, police say
Two people were shot Monday while walking on a trail in an Upstate city, according to police.An incident report from the Anderson Police Department said officers were called just after 3 p.m. to a business on River Street about a shooting with injuries.(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) Officers found two men in the woods who were in their 20s with gunshot wounds, the report said.A third man told officers they had just left a store on Bolt Drive where they had an argument with a group of people.The man said he and the other two left the area, walking a trail in the woods off River Street when they were confronted by several people wearing dark clothing and heard gunshots.Anderson Police Chief Jim Stewart said both injured men were shot in the leg and required immediate surgery.Stewart asked anyone with information about the shooting to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372).

Two people were shot Monday while walking on a trail in an Upstate city, according to police.

An incident report from the Anderson Police Department said officers were called just after 3 p.m. to a business on River Street about a shooting with injuries.

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(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4)

Officers found two men in the woods who were in their 20s with gunshot wounds, the report said.

A third man told officers they had just left a store on Bolt Drive where they had an argument with a group of people.

The man said he and the other two left the area, walking a trail in the woods off River Street when they were confronted by several people wearing dark clothing and heard gunshots.

Anderson Police Chief Jim Stewart said both injured men were shot in the leg and required immediate surgery.

Stewart asked anyone with information about the shooting to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372).