South Carolina teen turns himself in after he shoots at road sign and accidentally kills retired marine on nearby porch
A teen from South Carolina was arrested after he discharged his gun at a road sign, only for it to end up hitting and killing a retired marine who was sitting on a porch nearby. The 17-year-old, identified as Eason Reid Gravley, subsequently turned himself to the Greenwood County Police, where he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and possession of a handgun.
According to a press release by the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, the incident unfolded on October 10 in Hodges SC, with deputies responding to a residence call on Johns Creek Road at approximately 11:25 pm. It was found that 48-year-old Major Joe Darius Black Jr., a retired United States Marine who had served the country for over 20 years, had suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest.
