Man fatally shot, suspect evades police

At 4:53 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, Beaufort police officers were called to a report of a gunshot victim at 610 Adventure Street.

Responding officers met with witnesses who reported hearing gunshots and seeing the suspect leave the scene on foot. In the residence they found a 48-year-old man who had been fatally shot. Additional witnesses reported seeing a suspicious person fitting the suspect’s description near some apartments in the 1900 block of Duke Street. An officer reportedly spotted the subject lying down in a wooded area behind the apartments and got in a foot chase with him.

The suspect was last seen in the area of an abandoned house. Beaufort Police, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and Port Royal Police units set up a containment perimeter around the area. The suspect was thought to be hiding in the attic of the house. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and K-9 units searched the house but the suspect was not located.

This is an active investigation and investigators have been working through the night processing evidence and interviewing potential witnesses. Authorities have not determined the motive for the crime at this point but it is not believed to be a random act. Crime Scene technicians from SLED responded to assist with the evidence collection at the scene.

The suspect is described by authorities as a tall African–American man with dreadlocks. He was last seen wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey and jeans. Anyone with information regarding this case is requested to call Investigator Carter at 322-7912 or the 24 hour dispatch office at 524-2777.

This is all of the information available at this time. Updates will be provided as soon as new information is released.

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