BEAUFORT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a person who was shot and killed over the weekend.

James Jenkins, 20, of Saint Helena Island, died at Beaufort Memorial Hospital around 4:25 a.m. Sunday from a gunshot wound.

The Beaufort Police Department says officers responded to reports of gunshots at the Cross Creek Apartments at 325 Ambrose Run just before 2:30 Sunday morning.

At the scene, officers say they found one person suffering from gunshot injuries. That person, now identified as Jenkins, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

This incident remains under active investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Jayne at 843-322-7972.

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