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On Saturday, August 12, 2023, deputies were sent to Hilton Head Gardens apartments after our dispatch center received an anonymous complaint of suspicious activity occurring in the complex.

The anonymous tipster reported that several people were trespassing in a vacant apartment.

Deputies were knocking on the door of the vacant apartment when a teen jumped out of the window and fled from deputies.

After a brief search, the teen was found sitting in a vehicle at the Sea Turtle Marketplace.  He was detained and identified.

The 17-year-old detainee was wanted in connection to the July 19, 2023 shooting incident at Hilton Head Gardens that left another teen injured.

To recap- on July 19^th, 2023, deputies were called to Hilton Head Gardens for a gunshot victim.  There, they found an 18-year-old man suffering from a single gunshot wound.  The victim was reportedly hanging out with a group of friends when he was shot.  He was transported to the hospital where he received treatment.  He has since been released. 

Investigators previously identified the person responsible for the shooting and have been seeking to locate him.  He was 16 years old when the shooting occurred. 

The juvenile was transported to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, SC, on Saturday and faces charges of attempted murder, unlawful carry of a firearm, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and aggravated breach of peace.  He will have a detention hearing in Family Court this week.