Bluffton teen charged with shooting man multiple times after argument

A Bluffton teen has been charged with shooting a man multiple times during an argument earlier this month.

D’Kendrick Knight, 19, was arrested Friday and charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in connection with a shooting on Nov. 8, according to a Bluffton Police Department news release. Knight shot a 33-year-old man multiple times after an argument on Bush Lane, the release said.

Knight is being held at Beaufort County Detention Center on $100,000 bond for the attempted murder charge and $10,000 for the weapon charge, online jail records show. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge for receiving stolen goods, according to jail records.

Attempted murder is a felony and a conviction punishable by up to 30 years.

Stephen Fastenau

The Island Packet

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Stephen Fastenau covers Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands for The Beaufort Gazette and The Island Packet. He has worked for the newspapers since 2010 in various roles as a reporter and assistant editor. His work has been recognized with awards from the S.C. Press Association, including first place for public service as part of a large team reporting on environmental contamination in a Beaufort military community. Fastenau previously wrote for the Columbia County News-Times and Augusta Chronicle. He studied journalism and political science at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and lives in Beaufort. Support my work with a digital subscription