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Berkeley County Deputies Investigating After Body Found in St. Stephen

According to the Berkeley County School District, administrators and the school resource officer at Sangaree Middle School received information Wednesday that a student had a gun on campus.

ST. STEPHEN, S.C. – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was located in St. Stephen on Thursday. Deputies received the call for service just after 1:30 p.m.

Berkeley County deputies responded to the scene on Highway 52, near the Williamsburg County line, after receiving a call from a concerned citizen.

The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office will release the cause of death and identity of the deceased.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate.

2/13/2023: According to the coroner’s office, the victim was positively identified as Juan Milford Jr.,18, St. Stephen, South Carolina. This case is being investigated as a homicide.Â