2nd suspect in custody after murder outside North Augusta
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The second suspect in connection to the murder of a father just outside North Augusta has turned himself in, according to authorities.
Stephon Xzavier Dunbar, 23, turned himself in on Tuesday around 1:30 p.m.
Officials say he was taken to the Aiken County Detention Center where he was booked on charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
She was taken to the Aiken County Detention Center where she was booked on charges of murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to jail records.
The victim of the shooting was identified as 32-year-old Tavaris Burley, described by neighbors as a nice man and a father.
The drama unfolded after Aiken County deputies were called around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to 928 Old Aiken Road – although the street number was redacted from the deputies’ incident report.
Deputies found Burley lying face-down next to a car. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office says he was pronounced dead on the scene.
A witness told deputies she’d seen Dunbar exit the residence and then start shooting at the victim, then Dunbar fled with a woman.
After deputies arrived at the scene, they immediately blocked Old Aiken Road.
The sounds of screaming could be heard about 45 minutes after the incident, continuing for at least 15 minutes.
Neighbors were talking nearby, discussing the murder victim and saying friends had been with him just a few hours earlier.
This latest shooting isn’t the first one Dunbar has been suspected of.
When the shooting happened, Dunbar was out on bail on charges from a March 9, 2023, incident at Liberty Hill Road and Vidot Court, just around the corner from 928 Old Aiken Road.
After that shooting injured two people, Dunbar, of Beech Island, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, tresing and malicious injury to animals or property, according to jail records.
That shooting happened after a dispute in a backyard, according to a witness.
Here’s a look at the court records for Dunbar in connection with the Vidot Court case:
Since mid-April 2022, more than 150 people have been killed in an outbreak of violent crime across the CSRA. Communities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs, and many of the victims as well as suspects have been young men.
Hallie Turner, Audrey Dickherber and Lois White contributed to this report.
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