4 dead, 1 severely injured in Aiken apartment shooting
Four people are dead and one person has severe injuries after a shooting inside a unit at the Silver Bluff Apartments.
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office said John Fitzgerald Seward Sr., 55, Mary Ann Powlas, 50, Erica Nicole Seward, 27, and Johnathan Andrew Seward, 19, died in the shooting.
Seward Sr. and Powlas were Erica Seward and Johnathan Andrew Seward’s parents. The coroner’s office said Johnathan Seward has been identified as the suspected shooter. Johnathan Seward died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The severely injured person was taken to a hospital.
Shortly after 1:25 a.m. on Friday, police responded to a call of an active shooting at the apartment complex. While police determined which apartment the shooting was taking place, officers said they heard a gunshot and took cover until other units came to the scene.
The shooting is under investigation, the Aiken Department of Public Safety said.
Anyone with information on the shooting should call the public safety department at (803) 642-7620 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-274-6372.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published September 24, 2021 at 11:07 AM.
