Crime & Safety

Man Charged in Bush River Road Shooting

Deputies arrest a man on weapon and assault charges early Wednesday.

Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly shooting at a dwelling on Bush River Road.

Ahmad Zaghari is charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling, and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.

Deputies say they responded to a shots fire call shortly after midnight at 851 Bush River Road. 

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Richland County Sheriff's Department spokesman Curtis Wilson said a woman who heard the shots was struck by fragments from one of the bullets.

The woman received non-life threatening injuries and didn't need medical attention.

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Zaghari is being held at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. 

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