Deputies: Man faces assault charge after Johns Island shooting

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested following a shooting on Johns Island.

Bradley Lane Rudd, 23, faces a charge of first-degree assault and battery after a confrontation led to the shooting on Thursday, officials say.

Deputies say they were called to a reported shooting at 3100 Solom Rd. around 4 p.m. Once on the scene, deputies found a man who was suffering a gunshot wound.

Officials say he was transported to MUSC for treatment, and his injury was not life-threatening.

Investigators with the sheriff’s office say the victim was in his home at the time of the shooting. Rudd and the victim both had firearms, deputies say. Rudd fired the gun at the victim and left the scene, according to the investigators.

Authorities located and arrested Rudd on Chisolm Road. He was booked at the Al Cannon Detention Center.

Rudd was later released on a $75,000 bond.

After the incident, deputies attempted to speak with the victim at the hospital, but he had fled before they could speak to him.

The sheriff’s office says more arrests are possible.

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