Kaylin Nicole Hinson Obituary – The 19-year-old victim of the shooting incident on Florence Avenue in Dillon earlier this week has been identified as Kaylin Nicole Hinson, according to Dillon County Coroner Donnie Grimsley. Deputies were called to the scene around 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday after reports of a shooting victim.
Hinson sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was subsequently airlifted to the hospital for treatment. The suspect, 23-year-old Juna’ka Jon Joy Bethea from Sellers, was apprehended in the Latta community within an hour and charged with attempted murder at the time of arrest.
Following Hinson’s passing on Friday, Bethea’s charges were upgraded to murder. Sheriff Hamilton expressed his condolences to the Hinson family, condemning the senseless nature of the crime.
An autopsy will be conducted on Hinson’s body by Grimsley to determine the cause and manner of death.
Bethea is currently detained at the Dillon County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.
