Crime & Public Safety

One man injured in Lady’s Island gas station shooting, an unrelated accident ties up traffic

One man was injured in the shooting that clogged traffic on Lady’s Island late Thursday afternoon.
One man was injured in the shooting that clogged traffic on Lady’s Island late Thursday afternoon.

A late afternoon shooting left at least one man injured at the Tiger’s Express gas station on Lady’s Island.

Unrelated to the shooting, a vehicle accident tied up traffic for more than a mile on Sea Island Parkway near the same time of the shooting.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s office notified the public of the shooting at 4:42 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

At this time there is no information on what sparked the shooting or if other victims were involved.

According to Sheriff’s Office Maj. Angela Viens, robbery was not a factor in this disturbance.

This article will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

This story was originally published October 5, 2023 at 6:42 PM.

Sebastian Lee
The Island Packet
Sebastian Lee covers Beaufort County for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2022. If he’s not working he’s most likely watching a good movie or spinning a record.
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