Police: South Carolina man charged with 3 counts attempted murder after shooting man in head
A South Carolina man is in custody after shooting another man in the head and firing shots at two women, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
Updated: 12:41 PM EDT Jun 9, 2021
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Police: South Carolina man charged with 3 counts attempted murder after shooting man in head
A South Carolina man is in custody after shooting another man in the head and firing shots at two women, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
Updated: 12:41 PM EDT Jun 9, 2021
Above Video: Wednesday's Headlines A South Carolina man is in custody after shooting another man in the head and firing shots at two women, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.Cody Flynn Kennerly, 31, of Woodruff is charged with three counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Deputies said they responded to Old Spartanburg Highway around 6 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, they said they located a male victim who had been shot in the head.Deputies said two female victims at the scene said that Kennerly shot at their vehicle multiple times. The two women were not hit, but deputies said they wrecked their vehicle into a tree in their hurry to get to safety and call 911.Deputies said the women were further interviewed by violent crime investigators and identified Kennerly as the suspect. Kennerly was arrested without incident Tuesday afternoon.Deputies said Kennerly was out on bond for an arrest in April of this year, for numerous weapons offenses.Deputies said the male victim is in critical condition.
WOODRUFF, S.C. — Above Video: Wednesday's Headlines
A South Carolina man is in custody after shooting another man in the head and firing shots at two women, according to Lt. Kevin Bobo with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
Cody Flynn Kennerly, 31, of Woodruff is charged with three counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Deputies said they responded to Old Spartanburg Highway around 6 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, they said they located a male victim who had been shot in the head.
Deputies said two female victims at the scene said that Kennerly shot at their vehicle multiple times. The two women were not hit, but deputies said they wrecked their vehicle into a tree in their hurry to get to safety and call 911.
Deputies said the women were further interviewed by violent crime investigators and identified Kennerly as the suspect. Kennerly was arrested without incident Tuesday afternoon.
Deputies said Kennerly was out on bond for an arrest in April of this year, for numerous weapons offenses.
Deputies said the male victim is in critical condition.