1 dead after 2 stabbed at Port Royal apartment complex on Sunday night, police say
A 31-year-old Beaufort woman was killed after she and another person were stabbed at a Port Royal apartment complex on Sunday night, according to authorities.
Heather Simmons, 31, of Beaufort was found dead in a Port Royal apartment around midnight, according to Beaufort County Chief Deputy Coroner David Ott.
The Port Royal Police Department responded to a call that someone “had been stabbed in the neck” and found in the parking lot of Abberly Pointe Apartments off S.C. 170 near the Broad River Bridge, according to a report provided by the Beaufort Police Department.
After Port Royal police officers arrived, they went into an apartment and found a second victim: Simmons, who was deceased, the report said.
The apartments, though in the area of Beaufort, are on land belonging to the Town of Port Royal. Its police department is leading the investigation.
A reporter left a voicemail for Port Royal Police Department Chief Alan Beach.
Beaufort police were on the scene from just after midnight until 6 a.m. Monday.
The autopsy for Simmons is scheduled for Wednesday, said Ott.
This story was originally published November 2, 2020 at 11:03 AM.
