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Victim identified in morning shooting in Georgetown Co

Victim identified in morning shooting in Georgetown Co

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WCSC) – The Georgetown County Coroner has released the name of the victim in a fatal weekend shooting.

Javon Seward, 30, of Andrews, died in a crash that the coroner’s office ruled a homicide. He was shot at a gas station and later died at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

Hezekiah Wilson, 24, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime after a shooting that left one man dead Sunday morning.

Hezekiah Wilson, 24, of Andrews was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during...
Hezekiah Wilson, 24, of Andrews was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime after a shooting that left one man dead early Sunday morning.(Georgetown County Detention Center)

Deputies say they found a man, identified as Seward, suffering from a gunshot wound at Shaw’s Corner Store on Martin Luther King Drive around 1 a.m. He was pronounced dead at hospital shortly after 2 a.m

This incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office at 843-546-5102.

Wilson was booked into the Georgetown County Detention Center.

Seward’s body will be autopsied Wednesday at MUSC.