Lancaster Man Shot Daughter and Grandmother Because They May Have Been Witnesses

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LANCASTER, S.C. — WCCB is learning the possible motive behind a man who shot two women before taking his own life.Β 
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According to Lancaster Police, it appears that Sammy Baskins Jr. was attempting to find witnesses and paperwork associated with charges against him of Criminal Sexual Conduct on a Minor.
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Baskins court date was set for Tuesday, May 6. The name of the child is not being released.Β 
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Baskins shot his own daughter, 28 year old Jameisha Clark at the Palmetto Place Apartments and Clark’s Grandmother, 63 year old Dorothy Caskey on Penny Street over the weekend.
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Caskey was not related to Baskins.
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The two women, Clarks and Caskey, remain in the hospital and are in serious but stable condition.
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