Incident

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10-29-2024 South Carolina Summerville 2-1

Location

October 29, 2024

Sawmill Branch Trl
Summerville, South Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Lori Wind
Age: 54
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Frank Wind
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Kristofer Kelle McDonald
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Mistaken ID (thought it was an intruder/threat, was friend/family)
Hunting accident

Notes

Suspect illegally hunting at night, mistook couple walking on trail for deer. Wife deceased, husband inj.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 20 gauge

Sources

URL: https://www.live5news.com/2024/10/30/deputies-1-killed-1-wounded-dorchester-county-shooting/

URL: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sawmill-branch-trail-shooting-newington-summerville/article_e2a8551a-96af-11ef-919e-6fff3a4a167e.html

URL: https://abcnews4.com/news/local/20-year-old-charged-in-deadly-trail-shooting-claims-mistaken-deer-hunt-wciv-abc-news-4-active-investigation-sawmill-branch-involuntary-manslaughter#

URL: https://abcnews4.com/news/local/it-wasnt-a-hunting-accident-it-was-an-execution-frank-wind-pushes-for-justice-kristofer-mcdonald-sawmill-branch-trail-wciv-abc-news-4-2024#

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 38
State House District: 94