SLED charges man in connection with fatal shooting of 35yearold man
Dec 17, 2024
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO)– SLED has charged a man for a fatal shooting that happened last month in Sumter, said officials.
Xavier Bennett, 23, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of a 35-year-old man.
According to investigators, on November 23, Bennett and 35-year-old Travis Rouse pointed handguns at each other when Bennett unintentionally shot him.
Rouse later died at the hospital.
Bennett is being held at the Sumter County Detention Center.
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