Man killed by his brother in late-night shooting in Midlands, SC officials say

A man was killed Wednesday and his brother is in custody following a late-night shooting in the Midlands, South Carolina officials said.

Mack Murry Murphy, a 69-year-old Kershaw County resident, was identified as the man who was killed, according to Kershaw County Coroner David West.

His brother, 58-year-old Jimmy Lee Murphy, was charged with murder, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday in a news release.

The brothers lived together at a home in the 1000 block of Grey Fox Road, according to the release. That’s in the Lugoff area, near the Wateree River.

At about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to the home after a 911 call about a shooting, the sheriff’s office said.

Inside the home, deputies found Mack Murphy had been shot, according to the release.

He died, Kershaw County Coroner David West told The State.

No other injuries were reported, according to West.

Deputies said they believe Jimmy Lee Murphy made the 911 call and was the shooter, adding he was the only other person present during the shooting.

Jimmy Lee Murphy is being held at the Kershaw County Detention Center pending warrants and a bond hearing, the sheriff’s department said.

Details about what led to the shooting are unclear, the sheriff’s office said. The shooting continues to be investigated by the sheriff’s office with assistance at the scene from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Messages left with the sheriff’s office weren’t immediately returned.

Deputies said they don’t believe the shooting was a random incident.

“We currently have no reason to believe anyone else is involved with this shooting nor do we believe citizens in the area are in danger,” the sheriff’s office said.