The Charleston Police Department arrested Jacob Andreas Steer, age 19, following a homicide that took place near Ashley Hall Road and North Woodmere Drive on April 24 at approximately 6:50 p.m. Officers responded to the scene around 9 p.m., where they found the victim deceased near a pond with multiple gunshot wounds.
Steer was located at his residence and taken into custody on April 25. He has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Detectives said that Steer and the victim knew each other, and that an argument between them led to the shooting.
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office will release the name of the victim when appropriate. The police are asking anyone with additional information about this incident to contact the on-duty Central Detective at 843-720-2422 or submit tips anonymously online at www.charleston-sc.gov/tips.
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