Lexington Police have arrested 3 suspects involved in a December shooting at the Hickory Hills Mobile Home Park in Lexington.

Kenneth Maurice West, Jr., 19, Justin Isaiha Peeples, 20, and a juvenile male, 17, all of Columbia, have been charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and criminal conspiracy.
The juvenile's name will not be released due to being under the age of 18.

At approximately midnight on December 19, 2019, officers responded to a shooting that had just occurred at 142 Industrial Drive in Lexington.

Upon arrival officers found the victim laying on the ground outside of his home. The victim had been shot in the chest and right leg with what was later found to be non-life threatening injuries. Witnesses stated there were multiple shots fired..

During the course of the investigation, it was found that the victim had been contacted by the suspects who had asked him about getting some marijuana. Soon after the vehicle pulled into the victim’s driveway, several of the suspects began shooting at the victim.  The victim was armed with a handgun, and he fired several times at the suspects before they fled from the scene.  

The 3 suspects are being held at the Lexington County Detention Center. Their bond has been denied.