21-year-old Beaufort man shot and killed at apartment complex Sunday night, officials say
Correction: The Beaufort Police Department provided information about the number of gunshot wounds sustained in this incident. A previous version of this story listed the wrong source of this information.
A Beaufort man was found shot to death at an apartment complex Sunday along Parris Island Gateway, according to the Beaufort Police Department and Beaufort County Coroner’s Office.
Daveion Reed, 21, died Sunday evening as a result of a single gunshot wound, according to Chief Deputy Stephenie Price, a spokesperson for the Beaufort Police Department. Chief Deputy Coroner Debbie Youmans declined to give details on Reed’s time of death or say where the man was shot.
The police are investigating the case as a murder, which they say took place around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, according to Chief Deputy Stephenie Price, a spokesperson for the Beaufort Police Department. Officers found Reed in an apartment’s entryway at the Cross Creek Apartment Homes, located less than a mile northeast of the Beaufort Walmart.
Reed was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where he died.
Three men, considered “subjects of interests” by Beaufort police, were seen leaving the area in a dark-colored four-door sedan shortly after the shooting, according to Price. Police have not released details on the shooter’s potential motive.
Anyone with information about this shooting is encouraged to contact Investigator Stephanie Fritz at 843-322-7913. If you wish to stay anonymous, please call the department’s Anonymous Tips Line at 843-322-7938.
This story was originally published April 10, 2023 at 1:59 PM.
