Overview
- Detectives say newly obtained footage shows the College of Charleston student walking onto the bridge’s pedestrian walkway and taking his life at 3:49 a.m. on Oct. 31.
- The case has moved from a search to recovery effort, with underwater recovery, harbor patrol, K9 and unmanned aerial units deployed along the Cooper River.
- Investigators had earlier traced his movements from being seen by friends near King Street around 2 a.m. to surveillance and phone data placing him on the bridge shortly after 3 a.m.
- Police corrected initial reports about a Halloween costume, saying subsequent evidence shows he wore a black hooded jacket, light-colored pants and black Nike sneakers with white soles.
- Charleston police are coordinating with the FBI and New Jersey State Police, urging privacy for the family and warning that online misinformation can hinder the investigation, as the campus offers counseling and the community holds vigils.