‘Double homicide’: 2 shot dead in car in Rock Hill, school buses rerouted, police say
Two people were shot to death in an incident south of downtown Rock Hill that police are calling a double homicide, police said.
The victims were found shot inside a car on Chestnut Street at South Jones Avenue around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. Michael Chavis of the Rock Hill Police Department. The driver and the front seat passenger were both killed, Chavis said.
“Both are confirmed deceased as we investigate what happened,” Chavis said.
Officers cordoned off an area around the shooting scene near the intersection that included at least one vehicle. The car involved with the deceased victims was a white Chevrolet Impala.
Chavis said a K-9 unit is working in the area.
“W don’t know what that’s going to turn up at this time,” he said. “We’re very early in this investigation.”
The area around the crime scene affected school bus routes, because police asked the Rock Hill school district to change the routes because of roads being blocked, Chavis said.
Police on the scene said both were found shot in the car after emergency services responded to the car that had hit a fence near the intersection.
The York County Coroner’s office has not yet released the identities of the victims.
The shooting happened in the same general area as a drive-by shooting a few minutes after midnight Tuesday on Chestnut Street. However, police said as of 3:15 p.m., there is no indication the incidents are related.
“We do not know of any connection at this time,” Chavis said.
Check back for updates.
This story was originally published February 26, 2019 at 2:45 PM.
