RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say one person is dead following a shooting off Bluff Road on Friday afternoon.

According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, the shooting happened at 1051 Southern Drive, the address of an apartment complex in the area. A sheriff's department spokesperson said deputies responded around 12:40 p.m., where they found the adult victim with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He died at the scene.

As their investigation continues, the sheriff's department urged people who don't live at the apartment complex to avoid the area.

Officials said the motive for the shooting is unclear, and they are still looking for the person or people responsible. Authorities said they fled the scene before deputies arrived. Investigators urged anyone with information

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