Strangers argued before triple shooting at York store, police say. Here’s what we know

The Rock Hill man who shot two people outside a store in York Thursday before shooting himself fired at the men after an apparent argument among strangers, police said.

Darryl Ray Hinson Jr., 25., pulled a shotgun from the trunk of his car and shot Qdarius Dujuan Hamer and Mikell Christopher Harvey in the parking lot of the On the Run Store near the York County Sheriff’s Office and Moss Justice Center courthouse in York, said Capt. Brian Trail of the York Police Department.

Hinson then shot himself in the head, police said.

Hinson is expected to be charged Friday with two counts of attempted murder and weapons charges, Trail said.

Police have not released a reason for the argument or a motive for the shooting. Much of the incident was captured on store surveillance video, police said. However, the video does not have audio, according to a police report.

“There is no doubt as to what happened, the question is why,” Trail said. “We are still working the case, but we are confident this was not race-related.”

Shooting victims Hamer, 25, and Harvey, 40, both of York, are expected to survive, police said. Hamer was shot in the shoulder and Harvey was shot in the abdomen, police said.

York Police Lt. Billy Mumaw said in the report that he watched the store video after the shooting, and it shows words between Hinson and the two victims as the victims stood next to their car near the front door of the store.

Hinson then went to his car parked near an exterior ATM and pulled the shotgun from the trunk, Mumaw said. Hinson then shot the two victims, the police report said.

Hinson then fired a shot at himself that did not incapacitate himself, police said. A second shot to his head left Hinson lying on the ground, police said.

A witness at the scene then grabbed the shotgun that Hinson used to shoot the victims and moved it away from Hinson before police arrived.

Hamer was found wounded at the Waffle House next door the store after he was hurt, according to a report by Sgt. Kyle Cummings of the York Police Department who was the first law enforcement officer at that scene. Cummings grabbed a medical kit from his patrol car and gave aid to Hamer, the report states.

Both Hamer and Harvey were treated for their injuries at area hospitals. Hamer was released Friday.

Interviewed at his home in York Friday, Hamer said he wants answers as to why he and his friend, Harvey, were shot “for no reason.”

“This man must have had hate in his heart,” Hamer said of the suspect, Hinson.

Hinson was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte where his condition remains critical, police said. Police will likely put a hold on Hinson for him to be taken into custody when he can be released from the hospital, Trail said.

The store was crowded with people but no other customers or employees were injured, police said. Police cordoned off a Waffle House next door to the shooting scene, but police said they determined the crime happened outside the store.

It remains unclear why Hinson was in York or why he was arguing with the two men, Trail said.

Hinson has a 2017 conviction for drug possession, according to York County court records. No drugs were found by police, Trail said.

Hinson fired the shots a few minutes before 2 p.m. at the store at the intersection of S.C. 161 and Alexander Love Highway about 200 yards from the sheriff’s office and courthouse. Deputies from the sheriff’s office were on the scene within minutes.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

This story was originally published September 7, 2018 at 10:29 AM.