Man shot to death at Burton trailer park. ‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect at large
Update: Police located the Jeep belonging to Tyre Atkins as the manhunt continued, the sheriff’s office said around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Police are searching for a suspect considered to be “armed and dangerous” after a fatal shooting Wednesday night at a mobile home park in northern Beaufort County.
The alleged gunman was identified as St. Helena Island man Tyre Joe Atkins, 21. Beaufort County deputies say he is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds and was last seen driving a 2015 blue Jeep Cherokee with South Carolina license plate 4467TA.
Gunfire was reported around 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Independence Mobile Home Park, located on Shanklin Road near the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
Deputies arrived to find a man who had died from multiple gunshot wounds. He was identified as Ty Haskell Jenkins IV, 20, of St. Helena, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information on Atkins’ whereabouts is encouraged to call 911. Tips can be submitted anonymously through the Crime Stoppers of Beaufort County website, via the P3 Tips app or by calling 844-847-7238 (844-TIPS-BFT).
This story was originally published September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM.
