On the night of August 23, 2021, a double homicide occurred in the Oatland Community of Georgetown, South Carolina. Deputies with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting on Sutton Road at about 10 p.m. and found 25-year-old Kiashia Green already dead at the scene. A second victim, 38-year-old Ben Franklin Jr., was critically wounded, taken to Georgetown Memorial Hospital, and later pronounced dead.

Both victims were Georgetown residents. Authorities have identified this as a double homicide and say the investigation is ongoing; they have not released a motive or named any suspects, and no arrests have been announced. Police have asked the public for any information that could help the case.

If anyone in the Georgetown area has information about that August night on Sutton Road or knew either Kiashia Green or Ben Franklin Jr., please share what you know with investigators.