Police searching for second suspect after deadly shooting

Published: Apr. 18, 2015 at 3:55 PM EDT|Updated: May. 3, 2015 at 11:05 PM EDT
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Wanted - Hassan Smith (Photo Source: Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office)
Wanted - Hassan Smith (Photo Source: Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office)

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Police have released the name of the other man that was involved in a downtown Charleston shooting that killed one victim and injured another on April 18.

Charleston Police are looking for Seth Smith, who's wanted for murder. They tell Live 5 News he's armed and dangerous.

Smith's brother, Bryant Smith, was arrested at 9 a.m. Saturday on murder charges related to the same incident.

Charleston Police were called to a parking lot on Reid Street near East Bay Street at 11:40 a.m. on April 18. On arrival, they found two men inside a vehicle who had been shot, according to a police report.

The victims were taken to the hospital, where 27-year-old George Bennett died.

Police say the other victim, who was holding a toddler when he was shot, had non-life threatening injuries. That victim has since been released from the hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.

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