Christopher Jamal Burton, 28, was shot multiple times in the parking lot of Cross Creek Plaza on Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort shortly before 9 p.m. on a late September evening. Emergency responders found him near the Little Caesars Pizza and provided aid at the scene before he was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He died of his injuries and was pronounced dead at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

The shooting damaged the exterior wall of the Little Caesars but, according to reports, no other injuries were sustained in the busy shopping center. The Beaufort Police Department opened an investigation and at the time of the initial reports had not publicly identified suspects or made arrests. Authorities appealed to the public for information that could help identify those responsible.

What did anyone who was in Cross Creek Plaza that night see or hear that might help the investigation?