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died February 27, 2025 · Anderson County Detention Center, Anderson County, South Carolina

Detention officers at the Anderson County Detention Center found the person with a self-inflicted wound around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025, and they were pronounced dead. The Anderson County Coroner said the cause of death was bleeding to death from an exsanguinating hemorrhage and ruled the manner a suicide. The coroner and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are still investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Anderson County Coroner ruled the death a suicide from bleeding caused by a self-inflicted wound, and the sheriff's office said detention officers found the person unresponsive.

Reported by: Anderson County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Anderson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them).

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