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Background: A section of Nancy Avenue in Richland County, South Carolina (Google Maps). Inset: Khila Wood (Richland County Sheriff”s Department).
Khila Wood, 29, stands accused of high and aggravated domestic violence and neglect as a legal custodian, according to records from the Richland County jail, as reported by Law&Crime. She is currently detained at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center with her bond set at $125,000.
The incident unfolded Thursday evening around 7 p.m. on Nancy Avenue in Dentsville, South Carolina, as covered by local NBC affiliate WIS. Wood was with her child, who is under three years old, and the child’s father when the confrontation occurred.
Authorities believe the dispute between the two adults escalated when Wood allegedly struck the father with a firearm. The altercation reportedly intensified as the pair struggled over control of the weapon.
The two adults are believed to have been arguing when Wood allegedly hit the father of her child in the head with a gun. They then reportedly fought over the weapon.
Wood apparently kept hold of it, and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said that as the man walked to a vehicle to check on their child, Wood shot him. The child was not physically hurt.
Deputies responded to the scene and saw two pools of blood, according to the local outlet. A witness who said “she shot him” as officers approached was also reportedly present.
Wood and the shooting victim reportedly left the area together, and he was later dropped off at a hospital to be treated. Wood then told law enforcement where she was and was arrested.
The child was placed under the care of a grandmother, authorities said.
Dentsville, South Carolina, is a suburb northeast of Columbia, the state’s capital.