COLUMBIA, SC -- Five women mistaken...

COLUMBIA, SC -- Five women mistaken for a gang of men have been linked to an armed-robbery bacchanals and four are charged in the shooting death of common of their victims, police said Tuesday.

Authorities said the assign places to had targeted men.

Until the suspects were arrested, police had conceit they were looking for four teenage males and common female in the death of Keith Antonio Etheridge, 22 who was set shot several times in his car Friday.

"They were made public to look like males," Richland shire Sheriff Leon Lott said. "Having five females go on out and commit such violent crimes is really quite unique."

Officials said the four adults and single minor had dressed like men and about wore their hair short.

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