1 dead more than a week after early morning shooting in Greenville

Published: Aug. 6, 2022 at 7:58 AM EDT|Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:28 PM EDT
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Coroner said one person is dead after a shooting on Saturday morning in Greenville.

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to Anderson Road at around 2:00 a.m. on August 6 after someone called 911 and reported that a man had been shot.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a man who’d been shot at least once.

The victim was taken to Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment.

On August 16, the coroner said the victim, 62-year-old Jerome Smith, passed away at the hospital.

According to deputies, they are still investigating and working to identify a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Greenville at 23-CRIME.