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Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday October 31st, 2018 :: 07:30 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Sheriff's Office continues to investigate last night's shooting on Lady's Island. One of the two wounded men died.

The Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that occurred early last night on Youmans Drive, Lady's Island. During the incident, two men sustained gunshot wounds and were driven to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

One of the wounded men, identified as 20-year-old Nysheim Murray of St. Helena Island, died at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital shortly after his arrival. The other wounded man, a 44-year-old from Grays Hill, was flown from the Beaufort Memorial Hospital to the Medical University of South Carolina for treatment and, as of this morning, there is no update on his condition. 

The Beaufort County Coroner's Office scheduled a forensic autopsy to be performed at the Medical University of South Carolina on Thursday to determine the cause and manner of Nysheim Murray's death.

Sheriff's Office investigators are asking the public for information about this incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sheriff's Office Dispatch at 843-524-2777 or Crimestoppers 1-888-CrimeSC if wishing to remain anonymous and for possible reward.

Additional information will be released when available.

We appreciate your partnership and continued commitment to the safety of our community.  

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Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902

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