Cayce, SC 12/05/2022 (Paul Kirby) – Ashley Hunter, spokesperson for the City of Cayce, released a short update on the City’s Police Department’s investigation into a shooting that took place in the Bluff Road area or Cayce on Saturday night.
According to Hunter’s release over the weekend, on Saturday, December 3, 2022, the City of Cayce’s Police Department began receiving calls just before 11:00 p.m. regarding shots fired at the Loves Travel Plaza and Truck Stop on Bluff Road just off I-77. Contrary to some peoples believes, this area, and a large swath of land along the Congaree that includes USC student filled apartments, residents, and many businesses, have been in the City of Cayce for decades.
While officers were enroute to the primary shooting scene, Cayce’s 911 Center received additional calls regarding a vehicle that had overturned on the I-77 exit ramp. When Cayce officer encountered the overturned vehicle, all its occupants had already fled on foot. Cayce’s investigators now believe that the occupants of the overturned vehicle that ran, were involved in the shooting incident at the truck stop. The only person injured in the Saturday night shooting incident self-transported to a local medical facility for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
Now, according to Hunter, the Cayce Police Department’s investigation continues. Members of the Criminal Investigations Services Division are obtaining and analyzing videos, preparing, and processing physical evidence including fingerprints, DNA, and firearms evidence like shell casings that are being examined by the crime lab. Cayce PD is also following leads they’ve developed from the crime scene evidence and witness statements.
Cayce Police are working closely with other agencies they’ve spent years building partnerships with. These include the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, and the Columbia Police Department, according to Hunter.
Investigators now believe that there were many witnesses that left the scene of the shooting prior to the arrival of law enforcement. These witnesses could be crucial to this investigation and are encouraged to contact the Cayce Police Department at 803-606-2987. If witnesses want to remain anonymous, they can make their tips through Crimestoppers at 888-CRIME-SC. Crimestoppers also has a convenient P-3 app in most app stores that you can make tips through.
The Cayce Police Department relentlessly pursues all crimes that occur within the City of Cayce and works to hold violent offenders accountable for their actions. In this case, you could be the key to reaching this goal by calling if you have any idea who may have been involved in this violent crime.
