Investigation underway into early morning shooting death on Hilton Head Island, one in custody 
Shortly before 2:24 a.m. today, September 28, 2024, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of a shooting at Fiddlers Cove on Hilton Head Island.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a 25-year-old man who’d been shot and was dead. The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 25-year-old Cory Devon McKie, Jr. of Bluffton.
25-year-old Charles Quincy Barron, of Bluffton, was arrested on the charges of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Barron is in custody at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is assisting with this investigation, which is ongoing at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Corporal Ray at 843-255-3423 or our non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777. Information can also be submitted 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
