Wire Road Death Investigation

Aiken, SC (10 December 2019, 9:00 am) – Late last night on December 9th, around 11:24 pm, deputies responded to the 1400 block of Wire Road for a disturbance with shots fired. When responding deputies arrived on scene at 1420 Wire Road, they found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds to his body. Aiken County EMS responded to the scene where the victim was pronounced deceased. Witnesses told deputies that this incident began as a neighbor disturbance which turned physical. Investigators responded to the scene and briefly detained an individual involved in the shooting. No charges have been made at this time. This investigation is on-going with the assistance of the Aiken County Coroner’s Office. As this investigation continues, information will be released as it becomes available.