4 people arrested after protesters block Charleston bridge
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A group of protesters chanting "black lives matter" blocked the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston during rush hour, leading to four arrests.
Police responded to the demonstration Wednesday after more than a dozen people piled out of cars during rush hour traffic and began chanting and passing out fliers. Some held a banner reading "#BlackSpring."
Shortly after, police officers swarmed the area and ordered protesters off the bridge. A police spokesman said four females were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct when they didn't disperse.
A spokeswoman said demonstrators wanted to call attention to police brutality and violence and to repeat their demand for a citizen review board for officer misconduct in the wake of Walter Scott's shooting death in North Charleston on April 4.
Gaffney man robbed, killed behind bank; suspects at large
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is searching for two people who they believe robbed, shot, ands killed a man behind a bank in Gaffney.
Police told WSPA-TV two people shot and killed 47-year-old Abelardo Morales Baltazar Wednesday night in his car behind a First Piedmont Bank. Baltazar's GMC Sonoma traveled across the street and hit a utility pole. Responding officers found Baltazar slumped over the wheel. He was pronounced dead at the scene with two gunshot wounds.
Dennis Fowler with the Cherokee County Coroner's Office says a witness reported seeing two people approach the vehicle and fire shots. Police believe at least one of the suspects is a woman in her teens or early 20s.
An autopsy for Baltazar is scheduled for Thursday morning.
3 South Carolina athletes invited to try out for US teams
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina women's basketball players Tiffany Mitchell, Alaina Coates and A'ja Wilson are heading to U.S. tryout camps to earn spots on national teams competing this summer.
Mitchell, two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year, and Coates were invited to try out for the American teams playing at the Pan American Games and the World University Games. Wilson will try out for the United State Under-19 team playing in the classification's world championships.
The camps take place next week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Pan Am Games take place in Toronto, Canada with the women's basketball tournament played from July 16-20. The World University Games will be played in Gwangju, South Korea, from July 4-13.
The U19 world championship tournament will be in Chekhov, Russia, from July 18-26.