Day one after Townville shootings
Law enforcement will have a presence this morning this morning at Oconee elementary schools, in the aftermath of the shootings yesterday at Anderson County’s Townville Elementary School, a short way from the Oconee line. All Oconee schools went to a code yellow for safety precaution once the Townville incident became known. Later a news conference was held as Anderson authorities pieced together what they believed happened in the Townville Elementary playground around 1:45 in the afternoon. A teacher and two students were wounded. The suspect was identified as a 14-year old boy. A man was found shot to death away from the school property, and the Anderson County coroner said authorities believe the man was the father of the 14-year old suspect boy. Governor Haley issued this statement: “As we work together with law enforcement to make sure they have the support they need to investigate what happened in Townville. Michael (Haley’s husband) and I ask that everyone across South Carolina join us in praying for the entire Townville Elementary School family and those touched by (the) tragedy.”