Three men hospitalized in early morning Beaufort area shooting, police say
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a shooting reported early Saturday morning in the Grays Hill community of Beaufort that left three men wounded, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.
The shooting was reported around 6 a.m. at 139 Bruce K. Smalls Road. One gun shot victim was confirmed at the scene, and the two other victims were found at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
A news release sent around 9:30 a.m. on a separate incident where a male body was found on the side of Billy Hill Road in Burton said there were three total victims in the Bruce K. Smalls Road incident. No connection has been made between the man’s death and the shooting victims.
The conditions of the confirmed victim and other victims have not yet been released. Information on any possible arrests has also not yet been released.
One of the victims was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for treatment. The other two are being treated at Beaufort Memorial. As of Saturday afternoon, all three victims remained hospitalized.
The shooting remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about either the shootings or the suspicious death on Billy Hill Road may contact the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatch at 843-524-2777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC.
This story was originally published December 22, 2018 at 8:23 AM.
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