Crime & Public Safety

1 man injured after morning shooting at Holiday Inn in Bluffton, police investigating

An early morning shooting Tuesday at a hotel in Bluffton left one man injured, according to an alert sent from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies arrived at the Holiday Inn Express on Bluffton Road just after 7 a.m., where they found one man with a gunshot wound, according to the alert. He was transported to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah for treatment.

The shooting occurred in a guest’s room, according to Maj. Angela Viens, a spokesperson for the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident is still under investigation and details were not immediately available.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111 if wishing to remain anonymous.

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Deputies responded to the shooting at the Holiday Inn Express in Bluffton just after 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Deputies responded to the shooting at the Holiday Inn Express in Bluffton just after 7 a.m. Tuesday. Google Earth

This story was originally published November 1, 2022 at 8:40 AM.

Evan McKenna
The Island Packet
Evan is a breaking news reporter for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. A Tennessee native and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he reports on crime and safety across Beaufort and Jasper counties. For tips or story ideas, email emckenna@islandpacket.com or call 843-321-8375.
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