An 8-year-old boy vacationing in South Carolina was fatally shot when a man shooting randomly at passing cars struck his family’s vehicle, authorities said Tues
Highlights
- Quarius Naqua Dunham, a third grader from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was fatally injured in the shooting Saturday near Florence, the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said.
- Quarius’ father, who was driving the car, was struck in the leg, the release said.
- Charles Montgomery Allen, 40, was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and other crimes, the sheriff’s office said.
- The boy was shot in his neck and pronounced dead at a local hospital Monday, NBC Boston reported.
- No motive has been determined for the shooting, which took place in the area near the town of Florence, South Carolina, on Saturday.