Aiken County slaying victim identified; suspect on the run
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting on Squire Street that left one person dead on Christmas Eve.
Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables has identified the victim as 29-year-old Rondre J. Gomillion.
The killing is the latest in an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 100 lives across the CSRA in the past year and a half.
On Sunday just after 11 a.m., deputies responded to a report of gunshots in the 100 block of Squire Street and found an unresponsive Black male in the front yard of a home.
Capt. Eric Abdullah says the male appeared to have a gunshot wound to his chest and deputies performed first aid until Aiken County EMS arrived on scene, at which time he was pronounced dead.
Abdullah says a witness told deputies that the victim and the gunman got into an argument outside the home when shots rang out.
The witness continued to tell deputies the suspected gunman drove away in a dark blue Chevy Suburban or Trailblazer, according to Abdullah.
He continues to say the witness described the gunman as a Black male, 5′11 tall, 160 lbs., possibly goes by the name of “Tony” and has ties to Florence.
Ables says Gomillion will be autopsied in Newberry.
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office and Sheriff’s Office are asking if anyone has any information related to the investigation, to call their office at 803-648-6811.
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