Two injured, suspect arrested after shooting in Gaffney

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Photo credit Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man after an argument with a neighbor led to gunfire. Deputies responded to a home on Providence Road in Gaffney around 1:30AM Sunday morning, where they found an 11 year old and and 74 year old woman suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both were airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries. Investigators determined that 42 year old Roger Littlejohn, after an argument had gone to his home and came back with a rifle and fired nearly 40 rounds into a home. He was found with the rifle a short distance away and taken into custody.

Littlejohn is charged with 5 counts of attempted murder, 5 counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, discharging a firearm into a dwelling and use of a weapon under the influence.

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