Coroner: Multiple people shot, one person dead

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley Co. deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred shortly after midnight at 316 Tish Lane.

A teen has been shot during an early morning shooting.

According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, one person was killed in the shooting. Salisbury says 19-year-old Ariel Morgan of Moncks Corner died at MUSC in Charleston at 2:45 a.m.

An autopsy will be conducted today and more information will be released shortly on the shooting itself.

The death is under investigation by the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office.

A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office says four others were shot following a block party in the Long Ridge community of Berkeley County.

If anyone has any information on the shootings, contact the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office at 843-761-4412.

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