By Delayna Earley
The Island News
Beaufort’s Christopher Jamal Burton, 28, was identified as the victim of the Monday, Sept. 29, shooting at Cross Creek Plaza in the parking lot near the Little Caesars Pizza, according to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Allen Funeral home per his obituary and will be announced at a later date.
Police arrived at the scene on Sept. 29 just before 9 p.m. to find one victim in the parking lot near Little Caesars Pizza with multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lt. Lori Evans, spokesperson for the Beaufort Police Department.
Officers administered live-saving care before the victim was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to Evans.
There were no other injuries but the walls of the Little Caesars building sustained damage, said Evans.
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is encouraged to contact Lt. Mendicino at 843-322-7911. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Crime Stoppers of Beaufort County website, the P3 Tips app or by calling 1-844-847-7238 (1-844-TIPSBFT) and reference the case #25B34154.
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
