YORK COUNTY, S.C. – Deputies in York County have arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting in Rock Hill.
Mardarius Bailey
Just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to a reported shooting at the intersection of Highway 5 and Adnah Church Road after a South Carolina state trooper found a 23-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, later identified by coroners as Mardarius Bailey, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Detectives identified 19-year-old Tyler Montgomery as a suspect in the shooting and subsequently charged him with murder. Investigators are working to determine if a second suspect was involved in the shooting. Montgomery was taken into custody and is being held in the York County Detention Center.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of York County at 1-877-409-4321.