A North Augusta woman was killed in a drive-by shooting on Thursday.
Rebekah M. Clark, 28, died Thursday afternoon from injuries suffered in a drive-by shooting on the 400 block of Audubon Circle, authorities said.
According to Coroner Darryl Ables, his office responded to Augusta University Medical Center at 6:15 p.m. after doctors pronounced the woman dead from a gunshot wound. EMS had transported Clark to the hospital after a drive-by shooting around 7:15 a.m.
No suspects or motive have been announced. Clark will be autopsied in Newberry. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is continuing with the investigation, the coroner said.
The killing comes after Wednesday’s fatal shooting on Aiken Road in Graniteville. Deputies were dispatched around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to Aiken Regional Medical Centers where medical staff were treating a man for a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening.
“After receiving confirmation of a shooting incident, deputies responded to 340 Aiken Road (near Mack Lane) in Graniteville,” sheriff’s Capt. Eric Abdullah said. “A deceased Black male was found laying on the floor just inside the front doorway with an apparent gunshot wound.”
The man was identified as 26-year-old Joccoui Jackson of Aiken. He will be autopsied Saturday morning in Newberry.
Deputies did not identify the man treated at the hospital. A sheriff’s office spokesman confirmed early Thursday, however, that the two shootings are related.
Capt. Abdullah said that community assistance is important with any investigation. And the sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information that would support this investigation or video, call them at (803) 648-6811.
Residents can provide information anonymously through Midlands Crime Stoppers. A tip could earn a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for any crime.
Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com.
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