Update: Person Of Interest Wanted For Questioning In Edgefield Road Murder: No Longer A Person Of Interest According to Authorities.
A person of interest is wanted for questioning in the recent deadly shooting on Edgefield Road in North Augusta last week. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says 27-year-old James L….
A person of interest is wanted for questioning in the recent deadly shooting on Edgefield Road in North Augusta last week.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office says 27-year-old James L. Wright Jr. of North Augusta was shot July 17 in the 300 block of Edgefield Road.
A caller notified authorities that gunfire was heard in the area. Once deputies arrived, they found Wright's body on the ground between two buildings there around 3:15 pm.
Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables pronounced Wright dead at the scene.
Person of Interest Wanted for Questioning in the Case
Today, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office released a surveillance picture of a person they want to question in connection with Wright's murder.
"The individual was seen in video footage gathered from the Talk Now Cellular store and may be a witness to Wright's murder," said SSGT. Stephen Shunn.
He's black and was wearing a red t-shirt, black sweat pants and light-colored slip-on shoes.
The person of interest was also seen in video footage leaving the area in a blue four-door sedan.
PERSON OF INTEREST
If You Have Information
If you know the identity of the person of interest wanted for questioning in Wright's murder, or have any information that could assist in the investigation, contact the Aiken County Sheriff's Office at (803) 648-6811. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by sending tips to the sheriff's office website at www.aikencountysheriff.net.
