Aiken County Deputies Respond to Gunfire And Find Aiken Man Dead on His Couch

Dallas Circle is shown here from a 2016 Google Maps photo

Date: October 21, 2021

An Aiken man was found shot to death Wednesday night on his living-room couch, authorities said.

Caleb D. Hill, 30, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds after Aiken County deputies were called to 24 Dallas Circle about gunfire, authorities said.

“Responding deputies found an unresponsive Black male in the living room lying on a couch with apparent gunshots wounds to his body,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said in a press release. “The victim was confirmed dead by Aiken County EMS. The 911 caller said that they heard several shots and screaming.”

Investigators and the Aiken County Coroner’s Office are continuing the investigation. 

“Community assistance is important with any investigation,” Capt. Abdullah said. “We ask that if anyone has any information that would support this investigation or video, we encourage them to contact the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 648-6811.”

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Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com  

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

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