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Case Description
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In the fall of 2020, a young life was tragically cut short in York, South Carolina. Hunter Nicholas Pontus, a 19-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally wounded on October 15th of that year. The incident unfolded at a residence in York County where a firearm was accidentally discharged.

At the time of the incident, 28-year-old Charles Phillip Scott was reportedly cleaning a handgun when it fired. The bullet first struck Scott in the hand before hitting Pontus. Despite emergency services bein ...Read More
Victim Details

Hunter Pontus

Male

White / Caucasian

York

SC

2020-10-15

19

Hunter

Pontus

01/10/2026