Robbery was motive behind Greenville man's killing, police say

A Greenville teen has been arrested after a man was shot to death outside a public housing complex, according to police.

The Greenville County coroner said Jermaine Travez Cureton, 23, of Greenville, was shot early Saturday in the parking lot of Westview Homes on South Textile Avenue.

Two men brought Cureton to St. Francis Hospital about 2 a.m. and left him there with a gunshot wound, said Coroner Parks Evans.

After spending the day canvassing for leads, police identified 18-year-old Angelo Horace Taylor, of 110 Shemwood Lane, Apt. G 11, as a wanted suspect. The Greenville County Sheriff's Office arrested him, the City Police Department said Saturday night.

Taylor is facing charges of murder, attempted armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to warrants.

Warrants and police allege Taylor tried to rob Cureton, who was sitting in a car outside Westview Homes.

Warrants allege Taylor pulled out a gun and ordered the victim to give up his belongings but that Cureton pushed the gun away.

Taylor then stepped back and fired the gun, killing Cureton, warrants allege.

The Coroner's Office and Greenville County Forensics were assisting in the investigation.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Greenville Police Department at 864-271-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 864-23-CRIME.