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Aiken Man Shot Dead While Walking on Friday; Killer Drove by & Shot Him

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The Aiken County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of a drive-by shooting that occurred Friday night on Pickens Ave at Pine Street in Aiken.

At approximately 9:45 p.m., 26-year-old Lafayette Williams of Aiken was walking on Pickens Ave when a vehicle, occupied by unknown person or persons, drove by shooting Mr. Williams, Coroner Darryl Ables said..

Williams had sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on scene.  Williams will be autopsied Monday in Newberry, SC.  The Aiken Department of Public Safety is continuing with the investigation.

The Jail Report is available this week online. Go to thejailreport.com to purchase your copy and read it on your phone or computer.

 

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Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle, The Augusta Press and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel.
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