Arthur Broughton Jr., 39, was killed in a fatal shooting on Clements Ferry Road in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early morning hours of January 14, 2026. Officers arrived about 7:30 a.m. after a report of a single-vehicle crash; the car had left the roadway and struck a power pole. Broughton, the driver, was found inside the vehicle with at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital; the extent of that person’s injuries has not been released. Investigators believe the shooting occurred inside the vehicle and that the crash followed the shooting. The Charleston Police Department has not identified any suspect or released a motive, and the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information about what happened on Clements Ferry Road that morning is asked to contact authorities.