Aiken man killed in shooting on Aldrich Street

Xavier Hall (via Facebook)

Date: November 12, 2025

An Aiken man was killed early Wednesday in a shooting on Aldrich Street, authorities said.

Xavier Hall, 34, was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, less than an hour after authorities were called to the shooting on the 1200 block of Aldrich Street.

One subject has been taken into custody related to the shooting, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety. A name and charge has not been released.

The Coroner’s Office along with the Aiken Department of Public Safety are continuing with the investigation, according to Coroner Darryl Ables.

On Facebook, Hall was being remembered and mourned as “down to earth” and a local legend.

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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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