Saturday, January 25, 2014

Man accused of killing S.C. State student-athlete appears in court

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- A family cried out in grief Saturday as a man accused of killing a South Carolina State University football player appeared before a judge.

“I would have given my life for him. Why didn’t he take me?” one woman said during the hearing.

S.C. State industrial engineering technology major Brandon Robinson died Friday after being shot.

After a manhunt that drew in the assistance of several agencies, 19-year-old Justin Bernard Singleton of Charleston was arrested early Saturday morning.

Singleton has been charged with murder.

A warrant claims Singleton was arguing with Robinson outside of K Hall of Hugine Suites on Friday. Singleton then allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Robinson in the neck.

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Justin Bernard Singleton charged with murder of Brandon Robinson at South Carolina University

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  --  Police arrested a suspect early Saturday in the fatal shooting at South Carolina State University. Justin Bernard Singleton, 19, was charged with Friday's murder of 20-year-old student Brandon Robinson, according to a statement from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

The two were arguing, when Singleton pulled out a gun and fired at Robinson, hitting him in the neck, police said.

After the shooting in Orangeburg County, police initially started an manhunt for a total of four possible suspects.

"He was a very nice young man," university President Thomas Elzey said of Robinson, fighting back tears in a brief statement to reporters Friday. "And it hurts. It hurts us all."

Elzey said "we are pulling together as a community," announcing that counselors would be made available to grieving students.

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