On the evening of October 18, 2022, 57-year-old Mark Tony Haynes was found at 191 Buck Island Road in Bluffton, South Carolina, suffering from three gunshot wounds. Bluffton police were dispatched at about 8:29 p.m.; EMS transported Haynes to Savannah Memorial Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Bluffton Police opened a homicide investigation and, acting on credible information, used a K9 unit to track a suspect. Hours after the shooting a 17-year-old male was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center. The juvenile was charged with Murder and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime and was scheduled for a bond hearing on October 19, 2022. The motive has not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone in Bluffton knew Mark Haynes, was at or near Buck Island Road that evening, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.