Investigation Continues into Shooting in Pageland

Aug.12, 2018

Investigation Continues into Shooting in Pageland

Pageland Police Chief Craig Greenlee released a statement earlier this morning saying the Pageland Police Department and emergency personnel responded to a call in reference to a shooting at approximately 5:11 p.m. yesterday.

According to the statement, multiple subjects were involved in a confrontation. Multiple shots were fired, one of which struck 18-year-old Debias Tyrese Pate, who was pronounced deceased at Carolinas Medical Center in Monroe, N.C.

The State Law Enforcement Division is assisting in the investigation.

More information will be posted to Breaking News at details become available.

Read the full account in the Aug. 15 issue of The Link.