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Deadly shooting under investigation in Lancaster

An autopsy is set for Friday.

LANCASTER, S.C. — The Lancaster Police Department is asking for the public's help in solving a deadly shooting case.

Police said they found a man who had been shot on North Hughes Street around 1 a.m. Thursday. Officers tried to help the man at the scene until EMS took him to an area hospital where he died due to his injuries. 

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The county coroner later identified the man as 51-year-old Timothy Barbee. 

An autopsy is set for Friday.

Police said officers are investigating the case as a homicide, and there are currently no suspects in the case. Anyone with information on the investigation is asked to call the Lancaster Police Department at 803-283-3313.

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