By Delayna Earley
The Island News
One person was killed in a shooting on Monday night at Cross Creek Plaza on Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort.
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 a local hospital where they died from their injuries, according to Evans.
The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office has not released the name of the victim as of press time on Tuesday afternoon.
There were no other injuries but the walls of the Little Caesars building sustained damage, said Evans.
No arrests have been announced in connection with the case as of Tuesday afternoon.
This is the third time that the Beaufort Police Department has been called to the Cross Creek Plaza for a shots fired call in the past week.
The previous Monday, Sept. 22, police responded to an alleged road-rage incident in which approximately three gunshots were fired.
There were no injuries and no suspects were identified.
Also on Monday, Sept. 22, police arrested John Michael Findlay, 52, and his 20-year-old son after the elder Findlay allegedly fired multiple gunshots at a vehicle in the parking lot at Walmart and his son allegedly punched out the driver-side window of the car and assaulted the driver.
Anyone with information about the Monday’s 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.
