Beaufort man, shot in his car, dies after car crashes into tree, coroner says
A Beaufort man has died after a shooting and car crash late last Friday night, authorities said.
Ethan Bosworth, 20, was shot while sitting in a car on Waddell Road in Beaufort about 10:15 p.m. Nov. 22, Chief Deputy Coroner David Ott said. Bosworth drove away after being shot and crashed his Ford Mustang into a tree on the same road, Ott said.
Bosworth was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:27 p.m.
No arrests have been made. Beaufort Police Department is investigating the shooting. Investigators believe Bosworth was the only person in the car. Shots appeared to have been fired from outside the car, Beaufort Police Capt. George Erdel said.
The crash pushed the tree into another car parked at a home on Waddell Road, but no one else was hurt, Erdel said.
Wintnessed reported seeing the Ford Mustang pulling to the side of Waddell Road and stopping adjacent to two unidentified men, a press release says. It says the men were wearing hooded sweatshirts.
Bosworth was struck by gunfire an undisclosed number of times, a release says.
Anyone with information can call Master Sgt. Charles Raley at 843-322-7914 or the Beaufort Police tip line at 843-322-7938.
Teresa Moss contributed to this story.
