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Tony Kukulich
SEABROOK— A late-night shooting took the life of a 26-year-old in Seabrook on May 23.
Trevon Watson, a resident of Seabrook, was found dead inside a home on Martin Lane after deputies from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of gunfire and a gunshot victim shortly after 11 p.m.
Watson's identity was released by the Beaufort County Coroner's Office Friday morning. An autopsy is pending.
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There were other people in the home at the time of the shooting, confirmed Sheriff's Office spokesman Master Sgt. Danny Allen, though no one else was injured. Three other nearby homes were reportedly also struck by gunfire.
"It does seem like the house that this gentleman was killed in was the targeted house," Allen said, suggesting that some of the shots fired may have passed completely through the home before striking adjacent houses.
No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation. A Sheriff's Office advisory stated the shooting was believed to be an isolated incident.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office investigated 12 homicides in 2023. The Seabrook incident represents the eighth homicide so far in 2024 within the agency's jurisdiction, which includes Hilton Head Island.
In one particularly violent weekend in March,Christiana Alkire, 41, and David Gardner, 38, were both shot to death by an unknown assailant in the St. Helena Island home they shared. Their bodies were discovered March 22.
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The following day, 77-year-old Sun City resident John K. Rounds was arrested after after an alleged murder-suicide went awry.
Responding to a 911 call, deputies discovered the body of Catherine Rounds, also 77. The Coroner's Office reported that she had been suffocated. Her husband, John K. Rounds, sustained lacerations in what law enforcement said was an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
John Rounds was treated at Coastal Carolina Hospital and taken into custody upon his release from the hospital. He remains in custody at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
The Sheriff’s Office urges anyone with information related to the Seabrook shooting to contact Investigator Wilfong at 843-255-3439. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.
Reach Tony Kukulich at 843-709-8929.
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