A shooting Monday evening on Goddard Avenue in the Utica Mill Hill community has Oconee County deputies asking the public for help, with no word yet on any victim, suspect, or arrest. The Sheriff's Office says it is actively investigating and wants anyone with information to come forward.
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office
posted about the shooting on X, asking residents with information to contact CrimeStoppers rather than report crime details through the social media platform. Tips can be phoned in anonymously to 1-844-71-CRIME, and the office separately provided a non-emergency crime-reporting line, 864-638-4111, along with a reminder that 911 remains the number for active emergencies. The Sheriff's Office, based in Walhalla, South Carolina, has not released details about who was involved or the extent of any injuries, leaving the circumstances of the shooting an open question for now.
CrimeStoppers of Oconee County accepts anonymous tips through 1-844-71-CRIME, the 71crime.com website, or the P3 Tips mobile app, and offers cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Tipsters are guaranteed anonymity under the state's CrimeStoppers protocol, the office notes.
A Street With A Recent History Of Gun Calls
Monday's shooting is not the first time this year that Goddard Avenue has drawn armed law enforcement response. Just five weeks earlier, on July 15, deputies arrested an 18-year-old man on the same street, charging him with first-degree burglary, methamphetamine possession, and pointing a firearm at two women inside a residence on the Utica Mill Hill, according to WNEG. The earlier case involved burglary, weapons, and narcotics charges.
Goddard Avenue has also seen other activity over the years.
An Unincorporated Village Next To Seneca
Utica Mill Hill is a community in Oconee County. Goddard Avenue is in the Utica Mill Hill community.
The neighborhood has also been the subject of prior crime coverage.
Blight, Redevelopment, and Lingering Safety Concerns
The Utica Mill property is part of the area's history.
The former Utica Mill property remains a subject of local coverage.
Broader Crime Trends In Oconee County
Broader crime trends provide additional context for Oconee County.
No arrests have been announced in connection with Monday's shooting, and the Sheriff's Office has not released information about a suspect or victim. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-844-71-CRIME, where tipsters can remain anonymous.
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