SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter County deputies say an argument among acquaintances turned deadly Saturday afternoon when a Rembert man was shot and killed.

Around 3:44 p.m., dispatchers received a call reporting a shooting on Louis Circle in the Rembert community.

Deputies responded to the area and found Rodney China, 51, deceased.

Witnesses told investigators that a verbal dispute between China and Quinshaun Dais escalated into a physical altercation.

During the confrontation, Dais allegedly fired several shots, hitting and killing China.

Dais was taken into custody at the scene and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

He was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, where he is being held pending a bond hearing.

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