Matthew Rodney Simmons was 28 and from Moncks Corner when he was killed in North Charleston on September 4, 2017. According to authorities, Simmons sustained multiple gunshot wounds during what police described as a failed burglary attempt; the Charleston County Coroner’s Office ruled the gunshot wounds the cause of death.

Police arrested 29-year-old Jeremy Louis Woods later that same morning. Woods was charged with murder, first-degree burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and police say the shooting happened while Woods was attempting to burglarize the location.

If anyone witnessed the incident that morning or has information about what led up to it, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.