On April 24, 2019, 36-year-old Charlie Gene Wenner of New Ellenton was found in a driveway on Valley Drive in Aiken County with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity.

A witness who had been with Wenner said they drove to a residence and encountered 50-year-old Arnold Patrick Reeves. An altercation allegedly followed and Reeves shot Wenner in the chest with a shotgun. The witness reported that Reeves then tried to force her at gunpoint to drive him away; during a struggle for the shotgun she was shot in the hand and Reeves fled on foot.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office searched for Reeves and obtained warrants charging him with murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Reeves was described as a white male about 5 feet 11 inches and 205 pounds, last seen wearing all black. Does anyone have information about Wenner, the incident, or Reeves’ whereabouts that could help the investigation?