Daniel Richard Walls, 39, was killed in a motel room shooting in Beaufort, South Carolina, shortly before midnight on June 4, 2024. The incident took place inside a room at the Oasis Inn on Boundary Street after a physical altercation among several people escalated when one person produced a firearm. A struggle over the weapon preceded the shots that struck Walls twice; emergency responders provided aid but the Beaufort County Coroner pronounced him dead at 12:11 a.m. on June 5, 2024.

Officers arriving after multiple 911 calls found two people with gunshot wounds; the other victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators recovered a weapon at the scene and detained four people for questioning. Police described a known suspect and said the shooter did not flee, but no arrests or charges had been announced and a homicide investigation was ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened at the Oasis Inn on Boundary Street the night of June 4, 2024, please come forward to assist the investigation.