1 person killed in Belvedere shooting on Edgefield Road

BELVEDERE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – Aiken County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded en masse Wednesday afternoon to the area of Hal’s Hair in Belvedere after one person was shot dead.

Deputies said they responded to a shooting at 356 Edgefield Road, adjacent to Hal’s Hair.

Deputies said oie male was killed.

The North Augusta Department of Public Safety said its officers were called to assist with the incident.

It happened around 3:30 p.m.

At Hal’s Hair, a witness said there were “like 100 officers out here” and that three ambulance units had been there. Crime scene tape was soon put up.

At least 17 patrol cars were at the scene around 4:15 p.m.

Late, about 10 cars showed up carrying what appeared to be family members and friends trying to find out what was going on.

Traffic monitoring systems showed a slowdown in the area at Belvedere-Clearwater Road and Edgefield Road.

Around the same time, authorities were investigating a vehicle fire on Dixie Clay Road, but it was unclear whether the incidents were related.

The shooting comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 170 lives across the CSRA in a little over two years. The violence has affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River, and authorities have mostly blamed gangs.

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