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Update: Man Shot and Killed at Home in Aiken County Identified

Author Mary Liz Nolan

A deadly shooting investigation is underway this morning in Aiken County.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the 800 block of Old 96 Indian Trail in Batesburg around 1 am today.

Captain Eric Abdullah said deputies found a black male lying on the floor of the home with an apparent gunshot wound.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables identified the victim as 20-year-old Jatavious K. Harris.  His body will be sent to Newberry for an autopsy Tuesday.

Initial reports indicate the shots were fired from the roadway.

The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is assisting with the investigation and will release the identity of the victim later.

Any information that could assist investigators on the possible suspect(s) is asked to call the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 648-6811.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.

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