Bloody man found walking on Midlands road has died, SC coroner says
Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating after a bloody man was found walking on a Midlands road early Sunday morning and later died, South Carolina officials said.
Jamal Jermaine Alston died after a shooting, Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece said. An autopsy has been scheduled this week for the 24-year-old Fairfield County resident, according to Kneece.
Alston was discovered after a 911 call was made at 4 a.m. about the blood-covered man spotted on S.C. 66 near the Newberry and Laurens county line, the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Deputies from the Newberry and Laurens counties responded to the call and found Alston had been shot multiple times, according to the release.
Although he was conscious at the time, Alston could not provide deputies with much information, the sheriff’s office said. There is no word on where he was when he was shot, or how he ended up on S.C. 66.
Alston was taken to an area trauma center by Newberry County EMS and Whitmire Rescue, according to the release.
No other injuries were reported.
There is no word on a shooter, or shooters, or a motive for the gunfire.
No arrests have been reported by the sheriff’s office, which is investigating the shooting along with the coroner’s office, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
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This story was originally published December 19, 2021 at 11:12 AM.
