UPDATE: 1 dead in accidental shooting at Garden Oaks Apartments in Beaufort

BEAUFORT, Sc. (WTOC) - [UPDATE 10/4 AT 5:19 P.M.] The Beaufort Police Department said a person died in what they described as an accidental shooting at the Garden Oaks Apartments on Sunday.

They wrote that officers responded to 2000 Salem Road in reference to a gunshot wound at 3:51 p.m. They found an individual suffering from a life-threatening injury and officers started lifesaving aid immediately.

The individual died at the scene.

There is no ongoing threat to the public as of 5:20 p.m.

This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Beaufort Police Department at 843-524-2777.

For those wishing to remain anonymous, tips can be reported to Crime Stoppers of Beaufort County via the P3 Tips app, online at www.TIPSBFT.com, or by calling 1-844-TIPSBFT (1-844-847-7238).

[ORIGINAL STORY] The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office reported a large police presence on Sunday just before 5 p.m. at 2000 Salem Road.

This is the Garden Oaks Apartment complex off of Robert Smalls Parkway.

“Police are on scene investigating an incident. Please avoid the area,” they wrote.

WTOC has sent a crew to attempt to gather more details.

This is a developing story.