{"id":4418,"date":"2026-08-07T18:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:47:23","slug":"richland-coroners-office-identifies-dead-man-in-rural-shootout-as-20-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4418","title":{"rendered":"Richland coroner\u2019s office identifies dead man in rural shootout as 20-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The deceased in Thursday\u2019s shoot out on Leesburg Road about 12 miles east of Columbia was identified Friday as a 20-year-old man from St. Matthews.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4417\">Cayce neighborhood could see 70 new high-end homes following city rezoning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ja\u2019Sean R. Fritz died after being fatally shot, Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said. Richland County deputies said they had chased a car through a rural area before the shootout.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It is not known who shot the dead man.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in a rural area in the 4800 block of Leesburg Road, Rutherford said. Numerous sheriff\u2019s and other law enforcement vehicles converged on the scene.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is expected to hold a press conference on the event  Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4413\">Chester man pleads guilty to bovine insemination bid rigging. Investigation ongoing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Early reports said that Richland deputies attempted to stop a vehicle around 1:30 p.m. for suspended tags and then went on a pursuit that ended on Leesburg Road where  the vehicle crashed.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies along with K-9 police dogs tracked the suspects approximately 2 \u00bd hours, according to a law enforcement press release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne suspect came in contact with the deputies and gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and deputies. Three additional suspects were apprehended in the woods and multiple guns have been recovered,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4412\">Chester man pleads guilty to bovine insemination bid rigging. 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