Update: 41-year-old man identified as body found on side of Beaufort Co. road
The body of a man found on the side of a Burton road Saturday morning has been identified as 41-year-old Lamar Johnson, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were called to Billy Hill Road after a resident discovered the deceased man there around 8 a.m., according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.
Although the Johnson’s cause of death is not yet apparent, the death appears suspicious and foul play is suspected, the release said.
A forensic autopsy will be performed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston on Monday to determine the cause and manner of Johnson’s death.
Residents in the area should expect increased law enforcement presence over the next few hours. Investigators are still at the scene interviewing witnesses.
No connection has been made between the man’s death and the earlier shooting incident that left three men wounded on Bruce K. Smalls Drive in Grays Hill around 6 a.m. Saturday morning, the release said. The shooting remains under investigation.
One of those wounded men was taken to MUSC for treatment, and the other two were taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Anyone with information on the circumstances surrounding the man’s death on Billy Hill Road or the shooting incident on Bruce K. Smalls Drive may call the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatch at 843-524-2777 or Crime Stoppers 1-888-CrimeSC.
This story was originally published December 22, 2018 at 9:51 AM.
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