South Carolina man killed in drive-by shooting, coroner says

A South Carolina man was killed in a drive-by shooting Monday, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office.

Marquel S. Judge, a 30-year-old Graniteville resident, died of a gunshot wound, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release.

The shooting happened at about 5 p.m. in the 1600 block of Edgefield Highway, according to the release. That’s in Aiken, less than 2 miles from Exit 18 on Interstate 20.

Judge was a passenger in a car when a second vehicle pulled up and an occupant/occupants started shooting into the car, Ables said.

Judge was driven to an area hospital where he died at 8:23 p.m., according to the release.

An autopsy is scheduled in Newberry, Ables said.

No other injuries were reported.

There was no word on a shooter, or shooters, or any motive for the gunfire.

No arrests have been reported by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the shooting along with the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.