On the morning of June 19, 2017, a body was found lying in the roadway in Saint George, South Carolina. Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office responded after a 5:30 a.m. call and located 32-year-old Christopher Joseph Simmons, a Black Saint George resident, who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The Dorchester County coroner arranged for an autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital to document the injuries.

The death was ruled a homicide and the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation. If anyone has information about Christopher’s last movements or witnessed anything on the morning of June 19, 2017, please come forward.