Bike rider sees man laying on ground, now he’s been identified by SC coroner
A bicyclist saw a man laying on the ground Monday morning, and now a death is being investigated, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deandre T. Gaiters, a 27-year-old Aiken resident, was shot and killed, Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said Tuesday.
At about 8:10 a.m. Monday, the bike rider called 911 to report seeing a body on the ground near 124 Spann Hammond Road, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. That’s in Beech Island, in the area between U.S. 278 and Pine Log Road.
Deputies and EMS responded and discovered the man appeared to have been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office was also called to the scene and said Gaiters was shot at least once.
An autopsy will be performed Tuesday in Newberry, according to Ables.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word on a shooter, or shooters, or any motive for the gunfire.
No arrests have been reported by the sheriff’s office, which is continuing to investigate the shooting along with the coroner’s office.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 803-648-6811, or CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
“Community assistance is important with any investigation,” the sheriff’s office said.
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This story was originally published October 17, 2022 at 11:11 AM.
