In the late afternoon of July 17, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in the 500 block of Edgefield Road in North Augusta, South Carolina. When the echoes faded, 27-year-old James L. Wright Jr., a Black male, was found lying between two buildings, having sustained at least one gunshot wound. Emergency services were called to the scene, but it was too late. Wright was pronounced dead at 3:46 p.m. by the Aiken County EMS.
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