At 5:20 PM on Wednesday, Michael Burham has been taken into custody in Awendaw, South Carolina manhunt.

Charleston County Sheriff’s Office 

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Fugitive Michael Burham was captured about 5:15 p.m. today near Halfway Creek Road.

Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said:

“I am grateful to all the law enforcement agencies who came together and put in hundreds of hours of hard work to get a dangerous man out of our communities. We also thank the many residents throughout the Charleston region who served as extra eyes on the streets, submitting countless tips and sightings. We all came together, and our communities are safer tonight because of it.”

We also appreciate the news media’s effort to get the word out to the public. The sheriff’s news briefing from 3 p.m. this afternoon is available here: https://youtu.be/L4cUxM678bs