Shooting causes multiple-vehicle crash near Broad River Bridge, police say
A Monday afternoon shooting near Beaufort’s Broad River Bridge caused a three-vehicle accident, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
All eastbound lanes of S.C. 170 were blocked, and motorists were being directed down Savannah Highway/S.C. 128 around 4 p.m.
“Just after 3:00 p.m., there was a report that unknown subjects shot at a vehicle near the Broad River Bridge, Beaufort,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Monday alert. “The incident caused a three vehicle accident in front of the Circle-K gas station, 845 Robert Smalls Parkway (SC 170).”
According to Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Bob Bromage, the subjects abandoned their vehicle a quarter of a mile from the scene and ran away.
The Sheriff’s Office and Port Royal Police Department were controlling traffic at the site of the wreck and tracking the subjects with a K-9 unit.
In a 5:30 p.m. update, the Sheriff’s Office said the suspects involved in the shooting had not been located.
At that time, the crash had been cleared and law enforcement were no longer on the scene.
The Port Royal Police Department is investigating the incident.
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This story was originally published October 20, 2020 at 4:08 PM.