A Georgetown teen was sentenced to life in prison in federal court in Charleston Monday for murdering one man and injuring another in a November 2008 multiple shooting. The U.S. Attorney’s office for SC reports that 18-year-old Edward McCain admitted that he intended to kill both men on November 14, 2008.
McCain arranged for the victims to park their car on a street in Georgetown, then approached the car and fired at least six shots into the vehicle, striking both men. One of the men was killed , while the other suffered serious injury. McCain admitted that he intended to kill both men so that they could not pass information on to law enforcement authorities regarding his drug trafficking activities. Because McCain was 17 at the time of the shootings, he was not eligible for the death penalty
