FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — Fairfield County deputies are investigating a double-homicide after two young men were found dead Tuesday morning.
23-year-old Theron Byrd of Winnsboro and 22-year-old Malik Butler of Jenkinsville were found dead in Jenkinsville on Tuesday morning.
Deputies say they responded to a home on Marsh Lane, in the Hwy 215 South area of Jenkinsville, shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, where they found the two men dead.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) crime scene unit was requested to assist with the investigation. No further information was immediately available.
"As we are in the very early stages of this investigation, it is still very fluid and we are very limited on what information that we can provide at this time," Fairfield County Sheriff Will Montgomery said.
If you have any information about the incident, you are asked to contact the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 635-4141 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously in any of the following ways:
- Call 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372).
- Use the P3 Tips mobile app.
- LOG ON to www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a Tip” tab.
