A 19-year-old Autrvyille teen was killed and another man hospitalized in stable condition following a shooting late Sunday afternoon on Butler Island Road.
Johnny Guin Jr., 19, of 357 Hayne Stretch Road, Autryville has been identified as the deceased shooting victim. Sampson Sheriff’s officials have not released the name of the second gunshot victim, saying the investigation is ongoing.
“There is a unique set of circumstances surrounding this case,” Sheriff’s Capt. Marcus Smith said in a phone interview Monday afternoon. For that reason, the captain said, officers were withholding the name of the second individual for the time being.
He did say more information would be forthcoming.
The Sampson Independent first reported the breaking news around 7 p.m. Sunday after receiving information that an injured man was being transported to the hospital, the victim of an apparent gunshot wound.
After reaching out to sheriff’s officials, a press release was issued just before 9 p.m. Sunday confirming the shooting had taken place.
Smith noted in that release that deputies responded to a report of multiple shooting victims on Butler Island Road, Roseboro.
When they arrived, they determined, Smith said, that two males had been involved in an undisclosed disturbance and both were suffering from gunshot wounds.
One of the two, Guin, was confirmed dead.
The incident occurred at 1696 Butler Island Road, according to information provided by a source close to the investigation.
Smith said investigators were at the scene most of Sunday night.
The captain declined comment on what precipitated the shooting, and he refused to say where either of the two individuals were shot.