BURTON, S.C. (AP) - A 40-year-old Burton man is dead and a Bluffton man is charged with murder following a shooting in the Beaufort County community of Burton.
Sheriff’s deputies tell local media outlets that the incident occurred about 7:40 p.m. Monday at a home in a subdivision in the community.
The Island Packet reports (https://bit.ly/1GX2i7V ) that Beaufort County Deputy Coroner David Ott identifies the victim as 40-year-oldJoseph Cochran. And the State Law Enforcement Division has charged 22-year-old Bryan Malonis with murder.
Authorities say that the case was turned over to SLED because the suspect is related to a county sheriff’s deputy. That deputy did not respond to the scene on Monday night.
It was not clear if Malonis had an attorney.
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