A South Carolina man was shot in the head and killed, the medical examiner says

A South Carolina man was killed in a shooting Thursday evening, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office.

William J. Collins, a 56-year-old Aiken resident, was shot in the head and died at the scene, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release.

No other injuries were reported.

According to the news release, the shooting occurred at a home in the 1400 block of Sparkleberry Lane around 6:50 p.m. That’s in Aiken, near the intersection of Whiskey Road and Powderhouse Road.

There was no information on one or more shooters or anyone else involved in the shooting. There was no information on a motive for the shooting.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has not reported any arrests as it investigates the shooting along with the coroner’s office.

An autopsy will be performed in Newberry, Ables said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Department of Public Safety at 803-642-7620 or CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit a tip online.