A party on Florine Lane in St. Stephen turned deadly Saturday night when gunfire left three people injured, one fatally. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and Berkeley County Coroner’s Office are now investigating the case as a homicide and asking the public for help identifying who opened fire.
Deputies responded to the home after a report of a shooting, and dispatchers advised responding units that multiple people had been hurt, according to Live 5 News. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Carli Carr said deputies located a man in the woods near the home who was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people wounded in the shooting were taken to a hospital for further treatment, per the same report.
Victim Identified as Pineville Man
The Berkeley County Coroner identified the man found dead in the woods as 20-year-old Leron Ricardo White Jr. of Pineville, the station’s report states. As reported by Count on 2, a deceased male was discovered in the woods near the Florine Lane residence where the party had been held.
Carr said deputies and the coroner’s office are investigating the incident as a homicide case, according to the same account. No suspect description or arrest has been announced, and the conditions of the two hospitalized victims have not been released.
Deputies Ask Public for Tips
Count on 2 reports that the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and coroner’s office are continuing to investigate the shooting together. ABC News 4 similarly reports that deputies responded to the residence on Florine Lane in reference to a shooting, and that three people were injured with one dying at the scene.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, though the two station reports list differing phone numbers for the tip line — 743-719-4412 according to ABC News 4, and 843-719-4412 according to Count on 2, which also lists an email tip address at [email protected]. Tips can also be submitted anonymously, per the Count on 2 report. No further details about a motive, weapon, or timeline of the shooting have been released as the investigation continues.
