Allendale shooting leaves one dead, another arrested

Just days before Christmas, a domestic situation turned deadly in Allendale.

The Allendale Police Department (APD) responded to a shooting at a house near the intersection of Hay Street and Razor Road on Saturday, Dec. 23 around 7 p.m. A party was happening at the house when the shooting occurred.

“One victim was transported to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries,” according to a press release from the APD.

Allendale County Deputy Coroner John Lawson identified the victim as Patricia Albany, 58, of Allendale. An autopsy will be conducted Friday, Dec. 29, he said.

APD Chief Lawrence Wiggins said this was a domestic situation involving a boyfriend and girlfriend.

“Based off of what we understand, there was a type of verbal dispute which culminated in one person wanting to leave the party and the other not,” said Chief Wiggins.

More words were exchanged between the boyfriend (suspect) and his girlfriend (victim) before the suspect shot the victim. This took place in front of numerous witnesses, said Chief Wiggins.

The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) was called in to assist by the APD due to the number of witnesses and to help with crime scene investigation, said the chief.

After the shooting, the APD announced they were searching for 60-year-old Roger Brabham Sr. of North Augusta. He turned himself in to the APD and SLED on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, without incident. Brabham was booked in the Allendale County Detention Center on charges of murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, felon in possession of a weapon, and pointing and presenting a firearm at others, according to the APD.

At the time of the shooting, Brabham was out on bond for a vehicular homicide charge in North Augusta where a woman was found dead on the side of a road after being struck by a vehicle, said Chief Wiggins.

The investigation into the Allendale shooting is ongoing.