Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher

Coroner identifies the man who was killed in Lexington County Sunday morning

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot at a residence located in the 800 block of Meadowfield Road in Gaston, Sunday morning. The shooting occurred at 10 a.m. According to Fisher, Mr. James R. Metze, 51, of Columbia was pronounced dead on the scene due to a gunshot wound […]

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43-year-old pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Cayce

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the pedestrian who was killed due to being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday at approximately 5 a.m. in the 1900 block of Airport Boulevard in Cayce. According to Fisher, Mr. Robert S. Householder III, 43, of Ridge Spring was walking across the road when he was struck […]

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42-year-old man shot in Cayce identified by coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who was fatally shot on Groover Circle, Cayce, in the early morning hours of Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. Jose L. Gonzalez, 42, was pronounced deceased at the scene due to a single gunshot wound.  An investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division and Cayce Department […]

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11-year-old is killed in Lexington County shooting

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Madera Road, Batesburg,at approximately 10:30 p.m. Wednesay. According to Fisher, Miss Tashya Michelle Jay, 11, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to a gunshot wound. Another girl was also shot during the […]

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22-year-old killed in Lexington County crash, says coroner

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in the 800 block of Rock N Creek Road, Leesville, at approximately 09:20 p.m., Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. William Rikard Swygert, 22, of Leesville was pronounced dead at an area hospital due to his injuries. Mr. Swygert’s […]

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Driver ejected through sunroof, dies in Lexington County crash

One person was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Lexington County. The crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. Monday on Rocking Creek Road near Nathaniel Oxner Road, according to Trooper Tyler Tidwell od the SC Highway Patrol. He said a 2011 Toyota Forerunner was traveling east on Rocking Creek Road. The driver ran off the right […]

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Man dies in Lexington County crash after his vehicle overturns

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in the 700 block of Brodie Road in Leesville. According to Fisher, Mr. Nicholus Maurice Brown, 44, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. Mr. Brown, who was not wearing a seat belt, […]

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1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Lexington County crash

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred in the 400 block of Dixired Road in Leesville at approximately 11:55 p.m. Wednesday. According to Fisher, Mr. Damon Watts Jaynes, 27, of Leesville was pronounced dead at the scene due to his injuries. The vehicle driven by […]

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