COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities are providing new details on the death of a man whose body was found behind a Richland County grocery store.
The Columbia Police Department announced on Friday that a death in the 5100 block of Fairfield Road considered suspicious has been ruled accidental by the Richland County Coroner's Office. Police began investigating the death behind the Food Lion on Fairfield Road on Aug. 8 after lawn care workers found his body in a wooded area behind the store.
At the time, authorities estimated the victim was between 65 and 75 years old. Police have since identified the victim as 72-year-old Robert Thomas. Police didn't describe how the person died in the update.