A suspect is now in custody after a Thanksgiving Day murder in the Midlands. The Richland County Sheriff's Department responded to a shooting in the 5300 block of Fairfield Road in Columbia, November 27th.
Upon arrival, deputies found a man inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim identified as 65 year old, Perry Richardson later died at a local hospital.
The Sheriff's Department says the suspect 62 year old, Eulese Patterson was taken into custody at his Columbia home, Monday afternoon. Investigators are still working to determine what led to the shooting.
Patterson remains in custody at the Alvin Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, as of the time of this report.