Search ends for ‘armed and dangerous’ gunman after man is shot in the head, SC cops say

The search for the South Carolina man who fatally shot another man in the head Tuesday is over, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department.

Jonathan Daquan Staley, 22, was arrested late Tuesday night, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday in a news release. Staley was taken to the Aiken County Detention Center where he’s expected to be charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to the release.

No bond has been set for the Wagener resident, jail records show.

Deputies got involved at about 7:30 p.m., when they responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Jeffcoat Road, the sheriff’s department said. That’s in Wagener, near the intersection with S.C. 39/Festival Trail Road.

The deputies found a male with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the release. He was identified as 53-year-old Wagener resident Timothy Davenport, Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said Wednesday.

Davenport was taken to Lexington Medical Center where he died, according to the coroner’s office.

No other injuries were reported.

A witness said the suspected shooter was a man who ran from the home before deputies arrived, according to the release. The sheriff’s office later identified Staley as the suspected shooter.

At about 11:15 p.m., deputies found Staley on S.C. 302 where he was taken into custody without incident, the sheriff’s office said. He was located after people saw Staley walking on the road, about 3 miles from the crime scene, and reported it to the sheriff’s office, according to the release.

There was no word about a motive for the shooting, which continues to be investigated by the sheriff’s office and coroner’s office. An autopsy will be performed in Newberry, Ables said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 803-648-6811, CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.