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On October 19, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., Charleston County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 5300 block of Maybank Highway on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 43-year-old John E. "Gotti" Ladson suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to the Medical University of South Carolina, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 3 a.m.

The Charleston County Coroner, Bobbi Jo O'Neal, confirmed that Ladson, a resident of Charl ...Read More
Victim Details

John E. Ladson

Male

Black / African American

Wadmalaw-island

SC

2024-10-19

43

John

E. Ladson

11/05/2025