3 charged after gunfire

North Charleston police recovered a military-style rifle early Monday after officers heard about a dozen shots fired near a nightclub.

Officers were helping clear traffic at the Titanic Club at 2:06 a.m. when they heard gunfire near Rivers and Aviation avenues.

As officers searched for the source, callers told dispatch- ers that they heard gunfire possibly coming from a gray vehicle in the Oakgrove community.

By 2:10 a.m., an officer spotted a car on Gumwood Drive that matched the description. The car pulled into a yard and a man ran out of the rear driver's side door, an incident report said.

The officer chased the suspect and attempted to intercept him at a trailer, but the suspect was able to circle back, away from the officer.

The officer found the rifle lying on a path leading to railroad tracks.

The Colt AR-15 was loaded with 41 .223-caliber cartridges. A spent .223-caliber shell casing was also found in the back seat of the car.

Officers were still on the scene when Hanahan police officers found the suspect hiding in a garage on Palm Street.

Police charged 20-year-old Tyrell Bess of Ladson with discharging a firearm within city limits and unlawful entry into the garage.

Two others also were arrested and charged with discharging a firearm within city limits. They are Terrell L. Wilson, 17, of Charleston, and Sharrod D. Robinson, 18, of North Charleston.

All three are charged with possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, said Spencer Pryor, North Charleston police public information officer

Reach Andy Paras at 937-5589 or aparas@postandcourier.com.