Shooting Investigation
Greenwood, SC (Release Time – August 2nd, 2021, 4:00 PM)
Greenwood County deputies and the coroner’s office were on scene after a 3 p.m. Monday call about a shooting at a residence at 106 Heddy Road, which is just off U.S. Highway 25 about 6 miles south of city limits.
Maj. Cody Bishop said deputies were looking for 36-year-old Jeffrey David Powell as a person of interest. Powell is 6-foot-2, 260 pounds, balding and has a large tattoo on his neck. Anyone who knows his whereabouts should call 911.
Bishop confirmed that multiple people died, but did not say how many. A motive was not immediately known.
Deputies and a K9 were searching the area.
Authorities requested assistance from the State Law Enforcement Division’s crime scene investigation team.
*GCSO Deputies and Investigators are currently on the scene of the incident location.
*Deputies and Investigators are currently searching for a person of interest in this case and his information is as followed:
Name: Jeffrey David Powell
DOB 06/20/1985 HGT: 6’02” WGT: 260
*The status of the victims is unknown at this time as well the motive for the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.
Please Call 911 or 864-942-8632 if you know this individual’s whereabouts
Or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME SC
Email GCSO at tips@greenwoodsc.gov or tips may also be sent to GCSO’s Message GCSO Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/GwdCSO/
