Suspect identified in hotel parking lot shooting

Published: Nov. 21, 2013 at 5:05 PM EST|Updated: Dec. 1, 2013 at 5:05 PM EST

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Richland County Sheriff's investigators have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at a hotel parking lot.

Deputies say 21-year-old Hasheem Sherrod Roney is wanted on attempted murder charges.

Investigators were told Roney shot the victim in the upper body in the parking lot of the Budget Inn on Zimalcrest Drive back on Nov. 1.

The victim, according to deputies, then drove to a nearby gas station to await help. When deputies arrived, they found the wounded victim, a large sum of money, and a back pack containing a "sizable" amount of marijuana.

If you have any information about the whereabouts of Hasheem Sherrod Roney, please call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

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