Sheriff’s Office investigates after man was shot Tuesday in Polk Village in Beaufort
Police are looking for a suspect who shot a man Tuesday in Polk Village in Beaufort, according to an alert from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to Polk Village in Beaufort around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of shots fired in the area, the alert said. When they arrived, they found a man who “sustained gunshot wounds.” The man was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for treatment. As of 3:56 p.m., there was no update on the man’s condition. The suspected shooter left before police arrived, the alert said.
The Sheriff’s Office believes the shooting was a “targeted incident,” and it does not believe there’s a threat to the general public. Drivers can expect police in the area of West View Avenue and Polk Village for the next several hours, the alert said.
Anyone with information in the shooting may call the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch at 911.
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