Investigators are trying to determine if Thursday’s beating death of a Timmonsville man was gang-related, Timmonsville Police Detective David Nichols said.
Rush Vance Bass, 47, of 694 Lamar Highway, was pronounced dead just before 10:30 p.m. at a local hospital of injuries suffered during the attack.
Investigators originally thought Bass died as a result of his being hit by a car, because that’s what witnesses told them, but police later discovered that wasn’t true, Nichols said. Bass was beaten to death with a lead pipe.
Randy Baker, 17, of 462 Vanda Drive and Jeremy Durant, 18, of 711 B E. Smith St., both of Timmonsville were arrested Friday and charged in connection with Bass’ death.
The suspects in the case knew Bass but police don’t have a motive for the crime, Nichols said.
“Mr. Bass didn’t bother anybody,” he said. “We never had any problems with him. It was kind of random.”
The case remains under investigation, Nichols said.
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