An elderly Seabrook man in an alleged "altered mental status" has been charged with seven counts of attempted murder and other charges after a Sunday morning shooting spree.
On Monday, Oct. 19, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 77-year-old Seabrook man following an incident Sunday morning in which multiple shots were fired inside a residence and toward responding law enforcement officers.
Jewell Marion Proctor, 77, of Seabrook, was arrested on multiple charges following the weekend incident.
Around 1 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, the BCSO Communications Center received a call regarding a suspect "experiencing an altered mental status" at a residence on H. E. Wilson Lane in Seabrook, police said.
While en route, deputies learned
the suspect was allegedly armed with a firearm and had discharged the weapon several times inside the residence, stated a BSCO report.
Upon arrival, deputies were able to safely evacuate two people from inside the home even as the armed suspect continued firing the weapon inside the residence and toward responding police officers.
With the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office special teams, deputies were able to take the suspect into custody, where he was then transported to an area hospital.
On Monday afternoon Proctor was formally arrested and booked into the Beaufort County Detention Center on the following charges:
• Seven counts of attempted murder
• Possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime
• Discharging a firearm into a dwelling
• Domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature
• Aggravated breach of peace
The BCSO thanked the Beaufort Police Department, Port Royal Police Department, and Bluffton Police Department for their assistance during this incident.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident or other suspicious or criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office nonemergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Seabrook man faces seven attempted murder charges
