Graniteville, SC (17 February 2022, 9:00 am) – Last night February 16th, around 8:47 pm, deputies responded a report of shots fired at 269 Chalk Bed Road in Graniteville, SC. When deputies arrived, they found damage to the back door of the house consistent with a break-in. A deceased White female was found in a bedroom with injuries to her face. Investigators and the Aiken County Coroner’s Office were called to the scene. Preliminary results of the investigation and information provided by witnesses, lead to identifying Alexander Ambrose Carl (30 yo) of Gloverville as the alleged suspect. Deputies who were canvassing the neighborhood surrounding the crime scene and leads to known locations for the suspect, found Carl shortly after leaving 8039 Red Rock Way. Carl was taken into custody without incident. Carl is currently in the Aiken County Detention Center where charges of Murder, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime, and Burglary 1st Degree are forthcoming. This investigation is on-going and as information becomes available it will be released.
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