Monday, July 25, 2011

Richland County, SC: Man, Woman Dead in Domestic Shootings Identified

2:49 PM, Jul 21, 2011

Richland County, SC (WLTX) -- The
Richland County Coroner's office has
released the names of the man and woman
killed in a domestic dispute Wednesday
night.

Coroner Gary Watts says Joann B. Hill, 25,
died from multiple gunshot wounds. The
suspect, 36-year-old DeShawn
Washington, died from an apparent self-
inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Richland County deputies say
Washington shot Hill multiple times in a car
at Freshly Mill Road and Pet Sites Road.
Officers say Washington also shot the
couple's two-year-old daughter. Previous
Coverage: Man, Woman die in domestic
shooting, child injured

Hill and the child were taken to the
hospital, where Hill later died.

Deputies found Washington dead on the
front porch of a home on Sid Eargle Road.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said while
his officers responded to the incident,
Washington fired two shots at a deputy, but
the officers was not hit.

Deputies say the man eventually shot
himself to death, and deputies found his
body on the porch. Lott said deputies
never returned fire.

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