Man found dead after Lincolnville crash was shot, deputies say

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A man who was found dead inside a crashed vehicle in Lincolnville had been shot, according to deputies.

Deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Mill Street and Dunmeyer Hill Road just before 8 p.m. following reports of a single-vehicle crash with injuries.

Once at the scene, deputies discovered the vehicle had crashed head-on into a piece of constriction equipment. They found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound inside the vehicle.

He died at the scene.

The sheriff’s office’s Criminal Investigation unit, Forensic Services Unit, and the K-9 Unit responded along with the Charleston County Coroner’s Office.

The victim’s name will be released when appropriate. There have not been any arrests but the investigation is active.

Deputies ask that anyone with information contact them at 843-202-1700.