2 teens arrested in store owner’s killing some solace on the day community word of Police chief credits they bury their father, mouth for a Crime husband and staple of Stoppers tip that led FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017 75 CENTS media, community the Manning Avenue to the arrest of Sin- SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 community. cere Dinkins, 17, of effort leading to tip Sumter Police De- Walsh Grove and partment announced Larenzo Hagood, 19, 4 SECTIONS, 36 PAGES | VOL. 123, NO. 31 DINKINS HAGOOD BY KAYLA ROBINS two arrests in the case. of Curtis Drive in the
[email protected] Sumter Police killing of Vijaykumar SPECIAL SECTION Chief Russell F. Roark III on Patel at Save-Mart Grocery on IN TODAY’S PAPER The family of the man who was Thursday at a news conference Nov. 24. gunned down inside his own busi- credited the media, his officers’ ness’ walls last week may now find efforts in distributing fliers and SEE ARRESTS, PAGE A13 A day in the life ... Church leaders share thoughts about the season D1 MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Lefford Fate takes questions from Stephanie Joye’s kindergarten class on Thursday. Fate served as principal for a day at CLARENDON SUN Alice Drive Elementary School. Sheriff’s office will Professionals from different occupations take host active-shooter part in district’s Principal for the Day program training for churches A10 BY BRUCE MILLS stepped into a classroom in a long
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