‘Not necessarily surprised’: Two found dead of gunshot wounds at South Carolina storage facility

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston Police reported two individuals had been discovered useless Saturday at a Public Storage facility on Ashley River Highway in West Ashley.

Police mentioned the 2 victims died from obvious gunshot wounds.

Whereas many in West Ashley could also be shocked, one lady, who wished to stay nameless, was not.

“I used to be not essentially stunned as a result of I’ve had a storage unit on the Public Storage on Ashley River Highway for a number of years now and in that point, I’ve noticed a number of regarding security and safety points,” she mentioned.

She mentioned the storage facility has only a few security measures in place to guard its clients or their belongings.

“The air-controlled storage constructing is accessible to anybody,” she mentioned. “The doorways are retractable, they’re motion-activated and there are not any safety measures in place for entry into the constructing. There have been occasions that these retractable doorways have been wide-open 24/7 as a result of I used to be advised that they had been damaged.”

She mentioned years in the past, she raised a number of security issues to Public Storage workers, however little or no modifications had been made.

“My issues had been disregarded,” she mentioned. “They requested me to name in to company, which I did, and their answer to the matter was merely fixing the retractable doorways.”

With this newest tragedy, the long-time renter says Public Storage should deal with these security issues.

“Public Storage wants deal with bettering their security and safety,” she mentioned. “I don’t know what else can occur for that to alter.”

She mentioned she’s contemplating shifting her belongings elsewhere.

“I’ve already been researching right this moment different choices,” she mentioned.

She doesn’t really feel protected.

“I’m shaking right here speaking to you about this as a result of this might’ve been me,” she mentioned. “It may’ve been my mom who accesses my unit at occasions. It may’ve been anybody.”

WCBD spoke with a Public Storage worker who mentioned she was not in a position to touch upon this matter at the moment.