Arrest made in Shell Point shooting investigation that left one woman dead 
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested 37-year-old Brenden Elsila of Shell Point on arrest warrants for murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Elsila’s arrest is the result of an investigation into the shooting death of 46-year-old Stephanie Fries of Lady’s Island.
Just before 6 a.m. today, August 1, 2024, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of a gunshot wound due to a domestic incident.
Deputies responded to a home on Shell Point Road in Shell Point where Fries was located deceased from a gunshot wound. Elsila was on the scene and detained.
As a result of today’s investigation, arrest warrants were obtained and Elsila was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center.
Anyone with information regarding this case or any other suspicious or criminal activity in Beaufort County is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777. The public can also submit tips online at BCSO.NET.
Address/Location
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-255-3200
