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20-year-old shot to death before being burned in Sumter County, coroner says

WACH FOX Columbia

Aug 6, 2026

20-year-old shot to death before being burned in Sumter County, coroner says

A 20-year-old man died from a gunshot wound before his body was burned, the Sumter County Coroner's Office said Wednesday. |!| Columbia Sumter County Sumter

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20-year-old shot to death before being burned in Sumter County, coroner says

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