Man found dead in vehicle after shooting in Aiken County

Tevin Jackson (contributed photo)

Date: February 06, 2025

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Wednesday evening on Springside Lane.

At approximately 7:24 p.m., deputies, along with USC Aiken Police, responded to the 6000 block of Springside Lane after receiving reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, law enforcement officers found an unresponsive Black male inside a vehicle. Despite efforts to assist, the individual was later pronounced deceased.

The victim was identified as 25-year-old Tevin Jackson of Aiken, who was located inside the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at 8:09 p.m. Wednesday from multiple gunshot wounds, Coroner Darryl Ables said. An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday in Newberry.

The investigation is ongoing, and authorities say further information will be made available as it becomes known.

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The Author

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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