Colleton County Fire-Rescue
12/26/2024
26/December/2024 - Shooting Incident - "C" Shift
Incident # 24-10236 - An adult male received a life
threatening gunshot wound during an incident in the 200
block of Rivers Street in the City of Walterboro Thursday
afternoon 26-December at 13:14. Law Enforcement officers
found the man lying near the road bleeding profusely. Police
officers began treating his injuries and controlled his
external bleeding prior to the arrival of
Firefighter-Paramedics. Medics 19 and 26 responded, then
continued his care at the scene. No medical helicopters
could fly due to poor weather conditions. Crews treated his
injuries including the administration of whole blood, then
transported him emergent in Fire-Rescue Medic 26 to the
Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.
Additional personnel assisted with his care during
transport. The Walterboro Police Dept is conducting the
investigation.
Medic 19, Medic 26, Battalion 1 and Car 105 responded.
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