BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Marlon Lyons Jr., of Port Royal, South Carolina, has been identified as the victim in a Friday night fatal shooting in Beaufort County.

Lyons, 23, was fatally shot near Bluffton late Friday night.

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According to reports, police responded to a call of a man down near a business on Bluffton Road in Bluffton around 11:30 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, Lyons was discovered unresponsive while suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Lyons was pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot injuries.

No suspect or motive information was provided by officials as of Saturday morning.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact Cpl. Andrew Calore at 843-255-3411 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.

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Geo quick facts: Beaufort County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 162,233. Its county seat is Beaufort. Beaufort County is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.