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Police arrest South Carolina man in robbery, murder of 86-year-old neighbor

A South Carolina man is behind bars, charged in the murder of a 86-year-old neighbor.

Police arrest South Carolina man in robbery, murder of 86-year-old neighbor

A South Carolina man is behind bars, charged in the murder of a 86-year-old neighbor.

AND THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS. HAVE A GREAT START TO OUR MONDAY MORNING. RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS ... IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. WHAT FAMILIES CAN EXPECT ... AS THEY HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. GETTING KIDS VACCINATED. I'M AMY LU IN WASHINGTON WITH THE CONTINUED EFFORT FROM DOCTORS TO GET KIDS THEIR COVID SHOT. MR. PRESIDENT! MR. PRESIDENT! PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ... SPOTTED VACATIONING ON KIAWAH ISLAND. THE QUESTION ... REPORTERS SAY ... HE DODGED ... WHILE OUT AND ABOUT. THE GROWING NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ... *ONE *WEEK ... AFTER F-B- I AGENTS SEARCHED THE HOME OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M OLIVIA WILE. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH HIGHS 90-93. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. HIGHWAY 21 AT BRENTWOOD DRIVE IN RINCON HAPPENING TODAY ... - *THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN THE LOWCOUNTRY ... ARE HEADED BACK TO THE CLASSROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS. IT IS THE *FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT OUT TO OUR METEOROLOGIST MELISSA HALL ... AT BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. MEL ... WHAT CAN FOLKS EXPECT OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING? THIS MORNING ... A DRASTIC PUSH ... TO GET STUDENTS WHO ARE *NOT VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 ... VACCINATED. IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO MONTHS SINCE COVID-VACCINES FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE UNDER FIVE ... AND AS OUR AMY LU REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON ... THE VACCINATION RATES ARE CONCERNING. BASED ON THE LATEST CDC DATA -- LESS THAN 5- PERCENT OF KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 5 HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST SHOT. A FAR CRY FROM WHAT DOCTORS SAY WILL KEEP KIDS HEALTHY. IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO MONTHS SINCE COVID VACCINES FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE TO AMERICA'S YOUNGEST POPULATION. SINCE THEN, DOCTORS HAVE BEEN EYEING VACCINATION RATES IN TWO GROUPS -- SCHOOL- AGE CHILDREN AND KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 5. AMY LU IS (LIVE) THIS MORNING IN OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU. AMY -- WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SHOW WHEN IT COMES TO KID VACCINATION RATES? REPORTER LIVE LEDE: BASED ON THE LATEST CDC DATA -- LESS THAN 5- PERCENT OF KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 5 HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST SHOT. A FAR CRY FROM WHAT DOCTORS SAY WILL KEEP KIDS HEALTHY. DR. HOPE RHODES, CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL "...WE'RE SEEING THEIR KIDS HAVE SEEN THEM FROM BIRTH THROUGH THEIR YOUNG ADULTHOOD AND SO WE ARE LIKE A TRUSTED MESSENGER..." GETTING KIDS VACCINATED -- FOR DOCTOR HOPE RHODES WITH CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL -- THE MESSAGE TO PATIENTS REMAINS THE SAME. DR. HOPE RHODES, CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL "I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS IS AROUND TRUST AND SAFETY. AND SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IN OUR PRACTICE IS ONE MAKE SURE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, PROVIDE CONSISTENT MESSAGING AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES TO USE." DR. RHODES SAYS THE FIRST ROUND OF PATIENTS -- WHAT SHE CALLS 'EARLY ADOPTERS' - - HAVE GOTTEN THEIR SHOTS. BUT MORE MUST BE DONE TO GET KIDS VACCINATED -- AS THEY RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. DR. HOPE RHODES, CHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL "...JUST BEING IN A PLACE WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF CHILDREN, LOTS OF PEOPLE IN GENERAL. THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT YOU KNOW, SPREADING AND SHARING GERMS..." DR. RHODES SAYS THE SHOT IS CRITICAL FOR NOT ONLY THE HEALTH OF YOUR CHILD IN SCHOOL C-D-C DATA SHOWS YOUNGER KIDS ARE FALLING BEHIND ON THEIR SHOTS ... WITH 30 PERCENT OF KIDS BETWEEN 5 AND 11 FULLY VACCINATED. THE NEXT AGE GROUP UP -- KIDS BETWEEN 12 AND 17 -- IS DOUBLE THAT RATE. MR. PRESIDENT! MR. PRESIDENT! ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... FOOTAGE OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ... BIKING ON KIAWAH ISLAND YESTERDAY. YOU CAN SEE HE DID *NOT STOP TO TALK TO THE PRESS. A REPORTER DID ASK HIM ABOUT THE F-B-I SEARCH OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FLORIDA HOME ... AND HE JUST RESONDED "HOW ARE YOU DOING." CHURCH BELLS AND HERE'S FOOTAGE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN ... AND HIS SON HUNTER BIDEN ... LEAVING MASS AT HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH ON JOHNS ISLAND. THE BIDENS HAVE VACATIONED ON KIAWAH ISLAND NEAR CHARLESTON ... SEVERAL TIMES. A SHOOTING ... SHUT DOWN A BUSY AMUSEMENT PARK OVERNIGHT. IT HAPPENED AT SIX FLAGS ... NEAR CHICAGO. POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE HIT IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING ... INVOLVING JUST *ONE CAR. AND IN TEXAS ... A FIGHT BETWEEN COACHES AT A YOUTH FOOTBALL GAME ... LED TO A DEADLY SHOOTING. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT ... IS THE BROTHER OF SUPER BOWL CHAMPION "AQIB TALIB." SO FAR ... HE HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED. OVERNIGHT ... DOCTORS AND NURSES TOOK EMMY-AWARD- WINNING ACTOR ... ANNE HECHE (HAYSHE) ... OFF LIFE SUPPORT. SHE'S BEEN ON IT SINCE HER CAR CRASHED INTO A HOME TEN DAYS AGO ... CAUSING A - *SEVERE BRAIN INJURY. 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Police arrest South Carolina man in robbery, murder of 86-year-old neighbor

A South Carolina man is behind bars, charged in the murder of a 86-year-old neighbor.

Above video: Your Monday headlinesA South Carolina man is behind bars, charged in the murder of a 86-year-old neighbor.According to the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, Shelton Romone Brown, 31, of Pineville, was arrested in connection with the August 8 death of Victoria Essie Benekin.TRENDING STORIESAfter week 1 of school year, Chatham County teachers already feeling the effects of staff shortageStatesboro police: One person shot at apartment complexFort Stewart soldier's overseas death under investigationInvestigators say Brown tried to rob Benekin and a struggle ensued, leading to her death.After she was killed, authorities say Brown intentionally set fire to the home."Physical evidence that was collected led Berkeley County investigators to Brown, who was later discovered to have lived near the victim," the BCSO posted on Facebook.Brown is charged with Murder, Burglary 1st degree, Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime and Arson 1st degree.

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A South Carolina man is behind bars, charged in the murder of a 86-year-old neighbor.

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According to the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, Shelton Romone Brown, 31, of Pineville, was arrested in connection with the August 8 death of Victoria Essie Benekin.

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Investigators say Brown tried to rob Benekin and a struggle ensued, leading to her death.

After she was killed, authorities say Brown intentionally set fire to the home.

"Physical evidence that was collected led Berkeley County investigators to Brown, who was later discovered to have lived near the victim," the BCSO posted on Facebook.

Brown is charged with Murder, Burglary 1st degree, Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime and Arson 1st degree.

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