SC high school student shot at bus stop after ‘brief altercation’ with a man
A 17-year-old high school student in Gaffney, South Carolina, was fatally shot after an altercation near a bus stop Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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Jomiltron Sentell Fair was shot at 6:49 a.m. after walking across the street to his bus stop in the 500 block of West Rutledge Avenue, Chester County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a press release.
An unidentified male who approached the teenager and shot him shortly after he reached his stop was seen on surveillance footage getting into a vehicle driven by another person and fleeing the scene, Fowler said.
“It’s a sad world when our children cannot be safe while going to school,” Fowler said. “My heart is heavy for this student’s family and those 15 students who were on board the bus and witnessed this heinous crime.”
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Lyman Dawkins, mayor of Gaffney, said he was heartbroken over news of the shooting.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family, loved ones, and everyone affected by this senseless violence,” Dawkins said. “Our community is hurting, and this violence has to stop.”
The Cherokee County School District school would “continue to operate with appropriate safety measures in place” and that there was no danger to other students or schools in a post on Facebook. No arrest was made.
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Police encouraged drivers to seek alternate routes around the crime scene.
