Third suspect charged with attempted murder after July shooting at Beaufort gas station
The third and final suspect in a July shooting in unincorporated northern Beaufort County that left one man critically injured has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.
Raul Doporto, 20, of Beaufort was also charged with aggravated breach of peace Monday night, jail records show. Deputies were alerted of Doporto’s location through a tip from the community.
Doporto’s charges stem from a shooting at a Grays Hill gas station in July. Deputies responded to a Shell gas station near Bruce K. Smalls Drive in Grays Hill around 12:30 p.m. July 16 following a report of shots fired. When they got there, they found a man who had been shot in the chest. He was taken to a local hospital and later released.
Two homes and the man’s car were also hit by gunfire.
The shooting’s two other suspects, Shiron Brown, 24, and Vincent Williams, 25, both of Beaufort, were arrested and charged immediately after the incident, when police found the men in the yard of a home on Pinecrest Lane. A search was conducted inside the house, where police found two handguns and a rifle.
Following interviews with Brown and Williams, Doporto was identified as a third suspect.
Police do not know which of the men fired the shot that wounded the victim, but shell casings found in the area indicate there was more than one shooter, according to Maj. Angela Viens, a spokesperson for the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Doporto may face additional charges related to his possession of firearms at the time of his arrest, Viens said.
As of Tuesday morning, Doporto was being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond.
