Cayce Police announced arrests connected to two shootings that occurred Sept. 5 and said they are investigating a report of another shooting that took place that day.

A spokesperson for the City of Cayce provided a timeline of the day’s events.

Incident No. 1 — “On September 5, 2022 at 1:25 AM, Cayce Police officers responded to reports of a shooting at The Retreat, a community located at 1929 Bluff Road. When officers arrived on the scene, they were directed to a specific unit where they found a juvenile victim that had been shot multiple times. At this time, the victim is still in a local hospital recovering. During the course of the investigation, information and evidence was gathered that lead to the arrest of Dominic Bryce Muller on September 14, 2022. Muller has been booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County. He is being charged with Assault & Battery in the 1st Degree and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. The motive for the shooting is believed to be gang-related.”

According to an incident report shared as part of the announcement, Richland County sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene first. The victim was found in the living room/entrance area of one of the apartments — “[he] was laying on his back as several bystanders were using paper towels and tee shirts to apply pressure to wounds.”

Incident No. 2 — “On September 5, 2022 at 11:10 AM, a woman entered the Cayce Police Department to report that her son, a juvenile, had shots fired at him on Wilkinson Street in Cayce a few moments before. The juvenile was not injured in this incident. The juvenile victim provided officers with a description of the suspected shooter and the suspect’s vehicle. The Cayce Police Department continues to pursue leads into this incident and asks the public to continue to report tips to Crimestoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC or the Crimestoppers P3 Tips App.”

According to a provided incident report related to the incident, the juvenile victim told officers that he observed a silver Hyundai with dark-tinted windows rolling slowly by him as he walked toward Spires Gym on Wilkinson Street in Cayce, recognizing another juvenile from school in the car — “[he stated that the second juvenile] began firing a silver handgun at him, but he was unsure of how many shots were fired.”

Cayce Police found several discharged shell casings in the road when they went to investigate, the report states.

Incident No. 3 — “As officers were investigating incident 2, they were dispatched to a nearby residence, 1900 Dunbar Road, with reports of shots fired. An argument had taken place between two juveniles that led to one of them, the suspect, shooting at one another. One of the suspects, a juvenile, was arrested on September 13, 2022, and was charged with Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime and is being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice. The motive for the shooting is believed to be gang-related.”

According to a provided incident report related to the incident, a Toyota 4Runner belonging to the man who called in the gun appeared to have been struck three times by gunfire and seven shell casings were found in the roadway on Wadsworth Drive.

“Also located was a fully intact projectile embedded in the wooden fence in front of the vehicle,” the report states. “The victim stated that he does not know of anyone who would do this to him and that he does not have any current issues with anyone.”

Cayce Police Chief Chris Cowan is quoted in the release promising continued vigilance against such violence:

“In the last two days, our Cayce Police Officers have taken two dangerous criminals off of our streets, our neighborhoods and away from our families. Our Department has vigorously pursued leads, tips and the evidence in all three of these cases and will continue to pursue and arrest anyone who would prey on our City.”