Two Shootings Under Inquiry in Beaufort County Following Recent Mass Shooting
Beaufortโฃ County,SC – The Beaufort Countyโข Sheriff’s Office is investigating two โseparate shootings that occurred on October 20th and 21st,following a mass shootingโ on October 12th that left โfour dead โคand sixteen injured. One person sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in the second incident.
the first shooting was reported โaround 11 p.m. on October 20th at โฃthe Vista View apartment โขcomplex on Haigler Boulevard in Bluffton. Deputies responding to โขnumerous calls of gunfire found property damage consistent with shots fired, but no injuries were reported. Apartmentโฃ buildings and vehicles were struck by gunfire, according to Lieutenant Daniel Allen of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
The second shooting occurred around 4 a.m. on October 21st in the area of Shiney Road onโ St. โขHelena Island.โ Deputies were dispatched to a report of gunshots and learned a 19-year-oldโฃ male was en route to the hospital with a gunshot wound. The โSheriff’s Officeโข confirmed the victim โwas in stable condition. Three other individuals wereโข inside the residence at the time and were not injured.
“It does notโ appear that either of the shootings were related โ [to the mass shooting Oct. 12] but it’s also to early to rule โขanything out,” Allen said Tuesday afternoon.”Withโข all cases, we follow the โฃevidence โand look into any information given by witnesses.”
The shiney Road โคshooting took place approximately two โmiles from the site of the October 12thโ mass shooting.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate all three incidents. Anyone with information regarding the Bluffton shooting is asked to contactโข Sgt. Cushman at 843-255-3722. Information about the St.โฃ Helena Island shooting โฃshould be directed toโ cpl. Petruzzi at 843-255-3267. Anonymous tips can be submitted via the P3 Tips app,โค online at โtipsbft.com, or by calling โค844-TIPS-BFT (844-847-7238).
As of โTuesday afternoon,the Sheriff’s Office stated that evidence from the October โ12th mass shooting is still being analyzed and noโค new information is currently available.