By Mike McCombs
The Island News
A man shot in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 21 in Port Royal is expected to survive.
According to the Port Royal Police Department, Port Royal officers were dispatched at 1:11 a.m., to the Abberly Pointe Apartment complex for a report of a gunshot victim. There they found a 23-year-old male victim in the parking lot of the complex with serious injuries.
Officers and firefighters rendered aid to the victim, and he was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital before being flown to MUSC in Charleston for treatment. Capt. John Griffith, Port Royal Police spokesperson, said they received an update on the victim Tuesday afternoon.
“He is fine and is going to make a recovery,” Griffith said. “He’s going to survive his injuries.”
Port Royal Investigators, along with the Beaufort County Crime Scene Unit, responded to the scene to
process and collect evidence.
Investigators learned that the victim heard the sound of his vehicle starting and rushed to the parking lot to find individuals in his vehicle trying to drive away in it. The victim confronted the suspects and a physical altercation ensued.
The suspects then shot at the victim striking him multiple times before fleeing the scene in a dark colored sedan.
Investigators are asking anyone with information or video to call Detective Sgt. McCown at 843-986-2220 or they may file an anonymous tip at https://www.portroyal.org/285/Submit-a-Police-Report. Please reference Case No. 23PR25859.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
