Crime & Safety

Deputies: 4 Men Rob 2 People at Gunpoint

Richland County deputies are looking for four men who were involved in the incident.

Richland County deputies are looking for four men who robbed a man at gunpoint on Corbett Street Sunday night. 

The victim pulled up to the house at 4500 Corbett Street around 8:30 p.m. to pick up another person, according to the sheriff's department, when four black men pulled up in a gray Dodge Neon. 

One of the men got out of the car and forced the victim to get out of his car, according to the sheriff's department. They got into a fight. 

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The person inside the house saw what was happening and tried to help the victim, according to the sheriff's department. Another man in the Dodge Neon got out, pointed a silver handgun and told the victims to hand over their wallets and keys. 

The man with the gun was described as light-skinned, between 25 and 28 years old, wearing a blue shirt and blue pants.

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Deputies are investigating the incident.

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