Up to $5K reward offered as fatal shooting inquiry continues
SUMTER, SC (Dec. 6, 2024) – An up to $5,000 reward is being offered for information as Sumter PD continues to investigate a November incident in which a man was dropped off at the local hospital with a fatal gunshot wound.
Police were notified before 7 p.m. Nov. 23 when Travis Desmond Rouse, 35, of Acres Avenue, was left at the Prisma Health Tuomey emergency room by an unknown driver. Rouse was pronounced dead later that evening.
Information gathered indicates the incident happened in the Mooneyham area outside of the city limits at an address on Utah Circle within Sumter County.
However, Sumter Police Department detectives were notified by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office investigators early on Nov. 24 that they would be suspending their investigation because of jurisdictional concerns.
The case remains under investigation by the Sumter Police Department. Additionally, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting because the events surrounding the shooting occurred outside the city’s jurisdiction.
To date, officers have identified and located the driver and vehicle that transported Rouse.
Video surveillance shows the vehicle, speeding with flashers engaged, on Boulevard Road leaving the area where the shooting occurred.
Details regarding who was involved and how or why the shooting happened remain limited.
Anyone who might have seen or heard anything that could be connected to the incident is asked to contact the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700.
Tips, given under the condition of anonymity, can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Tips also can be provided online at P3tips.com or by using the P3tips app that is available for iOS (Apple) and Android devices.
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Approved for media release by Chief Russell F. Roark, III
PHOTO: Video surveillance captured the driver and car that left a shooting victim at Prisma Health Tuomey’s emergency room on Nov. 23.
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