22-year-old man wanted in Burton shooting death of his stepfather, Sheriff’s Office says
Police are searching for a 22-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his stepfather Thursday night in Burton, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Deputies responded to a home in the Godwin Mobile Home Park on Joe Frazier Road around 8 p.m. and discovered a man with multiple gunshot wounds, the release said.
The county coroner pronounced Christian Hernandez, 29, dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police that Hernandez’s stepson, Daniel Adame-Guatemala, shot Hernandez before leaving the scene in a pickup truck.
The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants Friday morning for Adame-Guatemala for one count each of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, the release said.
Adame-Guatemala is described as Hispanic with black hair and brown eyes, 5-foot-7 and weighing about 140 pounds.
He may be traveling in a silver Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck with South Carolina license plate PDZ784, the release said, and is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information on Adame-Guatemala’s whereabouts can contact Sgt. James Tunis at 843-255-3426, Sheriff’s Office Dispatch at 843-524-2777 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.
