Crime & Safety

Body Found Shot in Wrecked Car

Coroner: Autopsy planned for 23-year-old victim.

Goose Creek Police arrived at a car accident scene early Thursday morning to find the body of a shooting victim.

The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Darrell R. Allen of Goose Creek, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury.

Update: Police Say Gunshot Victim May Be Linked to Found Body

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Allen's body was found when officers responded to the call of a car accident involving a single car on Lindy Creek Road at 1:30 a.m. Allen's body had allegedly been found in the car, Salisbury said.

The victim had been shot, the coroner said, but an autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death. 

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The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office and the Goose Creek Police are investigating the death as a homicide, Salisbury said.

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