Man shot and killed near tobacco shop in Mullins

MULLINS, S.C. (WPDE) — Police are investigating a shooting in Mullins.

Mullins Police Chief Michael Bethea said a man was shot Monday near the tobacco shop on Front Street in Mullins.

Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson said investigators are treating the incident as a homicide.

“We are in the early stages of the investigation,” said Bethea.

A woman said the victim is her cousin and she’s deeply upset and hurt that he’s been killed.

The police chief says this is his first murder in five years.

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Police say a man turned himself in; he hasn't yet been identified.