Sheriff’s office looking for man in Pageland shooting

June 20, 2019
Sheriff’s office looking for man in Pageland shooting
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating Ryu Deshawn Hough, a 19-year-old who is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on Highway 151 south of Pageland about 11 p.m. last night.
Anyone knowing Hough’s whereabouts is asked to call the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office at (843) 623-2101 or 911. Hough is to be considered armed and dangerous.
A statement from CCSO said deputies responded to a call about 11 p.m. last night to find 18-year-old Amber Horton had been shot. She was transported to CMC Union in Monroe, N.C., where she subsequently died from her injuries.
Witness told investigators Hough was driving a dark blue Dodge Charger and followed Horton and her friend down Highway 151 south of Pageland. The witnesses state that Hough fired several shots out of the driver’s side window toward the vehicle in which Horton was the front seat passenger, Horton.
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is actively looking for Hough in connection to this shooting. This is an ongoing investigation.
More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available.
Read the full account in the June 26 issue of The Link.