On Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2007, Corporal Marcus D. Stiles, 26, and Private First Class Lonnie Wells of the Moncks Corner Police Department responded to a reported domestic disturbance outside a laundromat on U.S. Highway 17A. The officers traced a license plate to a residence on the outskirts of town. When they arrived separately, a man at the house opened fire without warning.

Corporal Stiles was struck immediately and critically wounded; Officer Wells returned fire but was fatally shot at close range. The assailant fled in Wells’ patrol car and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase. Stiles was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his wounds on March 26, 2007. The suspect was killed by a Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputy during the pursuit. Stiles is survived by his parents, two sisters, and his girlfriend.

If anyone knew Corporal Stiles or has information about the events that afternoon, please share what you remember.