Woman stabbed to death in domestic homicide at Bluffton apartments, police say
A 21-year-old will face a murder charge for allegedly stabbing a woman to death in a domestic incident at a Bluffton-area apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies arrived at the Vista View Apartments shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday to find a 50-year-old woman “suffering from stab wounds,” according to a sheriff’s office alert. The woman was later pronounced dead despite life-saving efforts, police said.
The suspect was also hurt during the incident and was taken to the hospital, the sheriff’s office said. Department spokesperson Master Sgt. Robert Herlong said the 21-year-old remained hospitalized as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, but police planned to book him into jail on already-obtained warrants for murder and a felony firearms offense following his discharge.
Officials as of Wednesday morning had not disclosed the relationship between the homicide victim and the suspect. Herlong said he was unsure if the stabbing happened in Vista View’s parking lot or inside one of its units.
A spokesperson for the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office said the agency would release a statement on the domestic homicide Wednesday afternoon.
The Vista View Apartments are located at 39 Haigler Blvd. off May River Road, about a mile away from Old Town Bluffton.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
