15-year-old identified in Orangeburg Easter deadly shooting

One person is dead after a shooting took place at St. Matthews Road on Easter Sunday
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Published: Apr. 9, 2023 at 6:17 PM EDT|Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 2:14 PM EDT
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ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office has identified a 15-year-old killed in a weekend shooting.

Dantavious Dowling was fatally wounded at the Southern Lodge Hotel in Orangeburg on Sunday, Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle said.

Dowling was pronounced dead at the hospital, Fogle said.

Just before noon, Orangeburg County Sheriff’s investigators were called to a St. Matthews Road business where a shooting had reportedly taken place, according to Sheriff Leroy Ravenell.

Deputies arrived and found one person who had been fatally shot. So far, no arrests have been announced in the case.

Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says the autopsy may provide more answers into the shooting.

“This investigation is still early yet, and we’re in the beginning stages to sort out what happened,” the sheriff said. “We’re still in the process of talking with anyone who may have information.”

If anyone has any information about the shooting, they are asked to call the sheriff’s office at 803-534-3550.