FORT MILL, S.C. — Deputies in York County say no charges will be filed in connection with a deadly shooting a few weeks ago at a Motel 6 in Fort Mill.
Channel 9 reported on the shooting when it happened on July 27 at the Motel 6 on Carowinds Boulevard. At the time, deputies said a 23-year-old man had been shot and killed in the parking lot, and one person of interest was being questioned.
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On Monday, the sheriff’s office released an update saying that the shooting was a case of self-defense, and that the 23-year-old man was the aggressor in the incident.
Authorities previously identified the 23-year-old as Kendale Richardson Williams.
The sheriff’s office says investigators learned that Williams had called a rideshare service, but he attacked the driver when he arrived at the motel parking lot. Williams used a stun gun on the driver and tried to strangle him before the driver shot him in response.
The driver wasn’t identified.
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