On the evening of September 14, 2020, 25-year-old Grant Patterson, a White/Caucasian male, was fatally shot while a passenger in a black Mercury Sable on the 500 block of Ohio Avenue on Charleston’s West Side. An unknown person in a white SUV, possibly a Jeep Liberty, opened fire on the vehicle; one round struck Patterson in the head. He was taken by private vehicle to Charleston Area Medical Center Women and Children’s Hospital but died of his wound.

A 47-year-old man leaving work nearby was hit in the leg by a stray bullet and treated at a local hospital in stable condition. The Charleston Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for witnesses or information. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced, and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Grant Patterson, please contact the Charleston Police Department or Metro Communications.