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The Greenville News

A Greenville man was found dead outside his home on Hampton Ave Ext. Thursday morning, according to Greenville authorities.

The Greenville County Coroner identified the man as 44-year-old Shann David Goldsmith.

Goldsmith was found shot in the front yard of the house on the 1200 block of Hampton Ave Ext., after residents reported hearing gunshots, according to Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans.

As of 4:30 p.m. Thursday a cause of death had not been determined by the coroner’s office.

Deputies from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene after receiving a call in regards to a gunshot victim at 3:48 Thursday morning, said Sgt. Jimmy Bolt.

Deputies located Goldsmith who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Goldsmith had lived at the residence with his uncle who declined comment for this story.

The off-white house sits on a grass lot adjacent to Norris Iron and Metal on the left and The Avenue on the right, which neighbors said is a social club.

The house is also a short walk from the Birds Fly South Brewery.

Yellow caution tape roped off the entire block of Hampton Ave Ext. Thursday morning as forensics units investigated the scene on the side of the property and moved in and out of the house.

No suspects have been identified at this time and the incident is still under investigation, Bolt said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME or the Sheriff’s Office at 864-271-5210.