SUMTER, SC (2/14/2023) – A man is in custody following the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old at a local McDonald’s.
Marcques Charles Wright Jr., 25, of Victory Drive, was located and taken into custody without incident. He faces charges, including murder and attempted murder, and is being booked at the local detention center.
Initial information indicates a fight inside the North Lafayette Drive restaurant between Wright, an employee of the business, and another employee. A family member there to pick up the other man was trying to break up the fight when Wright pulled a gun and began firing before running away.
Jacob Russ, 14, another family member at the scene, was shot and killed. No other injuries were reported.
Notification of the family was made by the Sumter County Coroner’s Office, which has scheduled an autopsy.
An investigation is continuing.
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