From staff reports
A Seabrook man was detained by officers from the Port Royal Police Department (PRPD) after he shot another man in the parking lot of a Parker’s convenience store.
Jaquavious Bakari Washington, 23, was charged with unlawful carrying of a firearm and discharging a firearm in town limits. He is currently being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
The incident at 1705 Ribaut Road unfolded shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. A PRPD officer heard a single gunshot in the vicinity of the Parker’s location and spotted two vehicles leaving the parking lot. The officer stopped one of the two vehicles.
Washington was an occupant of the stopped vehicle. According to the PRPD, he had been involved in an altercation with an occupant of the second vehicle.
The second vehicle was later located, and police determined that the occupant had been grazed by a bullet during the altercation. The victim, who was not identified, did not cooperate with the police investigation.