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13-year-old detained after Allendale shooting

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On Saturday morning, August 12, the Allendale Police Department announced in a Facebook post that the night before they had detained a 13-year-old boy in connection to a shots fired call.

According to the post, the boy was found in possession of a firearm and was one of two suspects; he was later taken to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice in Barnwell.

Allendale Police Chief Lawrence Wiggins did not respond to The People-Sentinel’s request for an interview before its deadline.