12/16/2022
Rawnews1st – At about 10 a.m., deputies were called to Possum Hill Road in Burton for reports of shots fired.
Once on scene, deputies learned that 27-year-old Tommie Lee Gill Jr., a passenger of one vehicle, had stopped in the road where his ex-girlfriend was pulled over.
An argument ensued and Gill pulled out a handgun, firing it into the air. When Gill’s ex-girlfriend attempted to drive away from the scene, Gill began firing at the vehicle. Gill then left the area.
Deputies quickly located the vehicle Gill was in and conducted a traffic stop on Trask Parkway near Bruce K Smalls Drive. A brief pursuit ensued before ending at the end of Moses Road.
That’s where Gill and the other unknown male bailed out of the vehicle and took off running.
A search for Gill and the other unknown male immediately began and included a K-9 Unit, the Bloodhound Tracking Team, and Air 2 of the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit.
Following an extended track through areas of swamp and pluff mudd, Corporal Toomey and K-9 Niko located Gill. The unknown male was never located.
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Gill was arrested on the following charges: attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, discharging a firearm into a vehicle and fleeing to evade arrest or detention.
Crimestoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111 if wishing to remain anonymous.
Gill remains incarcerated at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Sgt. Matthew Wilfong at 843-255-3308, the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777
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