Man shoots up house with woman, children inside; fires at officers, police say

A 36-year-old Upstate man is facing multiple charges after he repeatedly fired a weapon in a home with a woman and children inside and then fired at officers, police say.Williamston police said they were called at about 3 a.m. to a home on Williams Street about the man firing a weapon inside and outside of the occupied home. Officers said the man, later identified as Joshua Blake Taylor, began to fire at them from the rear of the home.Officers said they were able to subdue Taylor with a Taser and took him into custody. Williamston police said no one was hit by the gunfire.Taylor is charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature and domestic violence.He is being held in the Anderson County Detention Center.

A 36-year-old Upstate man is facing multiple charges after he repeatedly fired a weapon in a home with a woman and children inside and then fired at officers, police say.

Williamston police said they were called at about 3 a.m. to a home on Williams Street about the man firing a weapon inside and outside of the occupied home.


Officers said the man, later identified as Joshua Blake Taylor, began to fire at them from the rear of the home.

Officers said they were able to subdue Taylor with a Taser and took him into custody.

Williamston police said no one was hit by the gunfire.

Taylor is charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature and domestic violence.

He is being held in the Anderson County Detention Center.