Two N. Augusta men arrested in connection to animal hospital parking lot shooting
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – Two North Augusta men have been arrested in connection to the April shooting that happened in the Hitchcock Animal Hospital parking lot.
According to the Aiken Department of Public Safety, Rashod Boyd, 19, and Jaylon Sims, 18, have been arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime, Assault and Battery High and Aggravated Nature, Breach of the Peace, Aggravated in Nature, and Discharging a Weapon into a Dwelling.
Hitchcock Animal Hospital is located on Trail Ridge Road and Hitchcock Parkway.
According to the arrest warrant, Sims and Boyd opened fire on three separate apartments at the Ashton Apartment Homes in Aiken causing exterior and interior property damage.
Authorities say around 3:26 P.M. on Tuesday, April 23rd, ADPS units responded to a report of a subject who suffered a gunshot wound in the parking lot.
Authorities say the victim was found to have what they say they believe to be non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for further treatment.
According to ADPS, this investigation was also assisted by the Aiken County Sherriff’s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, ATF Task Force and the North Augusta Department of Public Safety.
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