NORTH CHARLESTON — The Charleston County Coroner's Office identified a 47-year-old man who was found shot to death inside a motel earlier this week.
Koshun Hightower of Moncks Corner died around 1:30 p.m. May 23 from a gunshot wound, the coroner's office said.
North Charleston police officers responded to the Economy Inn and Suites at 5020 Rivers Ave. for reports of a deceased man, according to an incident report.
A maintenance worker let officers into one of the rooms, where they found Hightower dead from a gunshot wound.
North Charleston police spokesman Harve Jacobs said the death is being investigated as a homicide.
Hightower's killing marked the 14th homicide reported this year in the city. All of them have involved firearms.
