Hilton Head man found shot to death in back seat of vehicle. Police investigate homicide

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 29-year-old was found shot to death on Hilton Head Island.

Rockiem Graham,29, of Hilton Head, was identified as the Hilton Head Island homicide victim, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office press release. Graham was found dead in the back seat of a vehicle that was pulled over by police near the intersection of U.S. 278 and Indigo Run Plantation at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

Occupants of the vehicle alerted deputies there was a gunshot victim in the backseat. The scene was secured and paramedics called.

Paramedics confirmed the victim was deceased upon arrival. It appears the victim died from a gun shot wound, the alert states.

Police believe Graham was shot on Blazing Star Lane, off Squire Pope Road, where officers collected evidence from the scene, according to the release.

An autopsy on Graham is scheduled to be performed Monday at the Medical University of South Carolina, police said.

This was the first of two homicides in the Hilton Head-Bluffton area Saturday evening. Betty Brayshaw, 54, of Bluffton, was identified as the victim of the shooting off of Mammy Grant Road in Bluffton.

Anyone with information on Rockiem Graham's homicide is asked contact Staff Sergeant Eric Calendine at 843-255-3427. For Betty Brayshaw's homicide, contact Sergeant Seth Reynells at 843-255-3709.

Anyone with information should contact the Sheriff's Office emergency dispatch at 9-1-1 or if wanting to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC.

This story was originally published April 7, 2018 at 9:16 PM with the headline "Hilton Head man found shot to death in back seat of vehicle. Police investigate homicide."