29-year-old man shot to death in Chester, deputies say. It’s the second death in a week
Deputies and South Carolina police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Chester.
It is the second death investigation in a week in a neighborhood west of downtown.
Chester County Sheriff’s Office deputies said in a statement Monday’s night’s shooting happened around 7 p.m. at an apartment on Flint Street. Elijahwan D. Boulware died, according to the Chester County Coroner’s Office.
Boulware died after being transported to a hospital in Chester, the sheriff’s office said.
A sheriff’s office incident report says someone called 911 after hearing shots fired. Deputies found the victim with gunshot wounds, the report said.
Flint Street is in a neighborhood near where U.S. 321 and S.C. 9 intersect. On June 11, a Chester man was charged with murder after a missing woman’s body was found off Cradle Street, Sheriff Max Dorsey said.
Flint Street and Cradle Street are about a block from each other. Officials have not said if there is believed to be any connection between the cases.
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This story was originally published June 18, 2024 at 10:13 AM.
