Authorities say the suspect in the killing of three people in Greenwood county hopped on a plane after the shootings and was arrested hours later at a Florida hotel.
Greenwood County Sheriff Dennis Kelly said a man and two women were killed in the shootings Monday afternoon inside a Greenwood County home. Kelly told The Index-Journal of Greenwood a child was also hurt but managed to get out of the home and go to a neighbor who called 911.
The Greenwood County Coroner's office has identified the victims as 56 year-old Randy Grant Perkins, 30 year-old Megan Lee Gale Dinkins and 11 year-old Shey Nicole Dinkins. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies say 36-year-old Jeffery David Powell was arrested several hours later at a hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. The sheriff says the victims knew Powell, but deputies are trying to figure out exactly what led to the killings.
