WINNSBORO – A warrant has been issued for a Fairfield man, Delano Malachi White, 44, for attempted murder.
White is a suspect in a stabbing that occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 31, in Winnsboro at the corner of West College and Manigault Streets. The suspect is a black male, about 6 feet tall and 210 pounds.
Winnsboro Department of Public Safety officers were called to a residence in the 500 block of Sprng Street about 12:13 a.m., where, according to the incident report, they found a man bleeding profusely from several stab wounds and an evisceration across his abdomen.
A witness stated that he saw the victim walking, asking for help, and assisted the victim to the porch of a nearby residence. The victim was subsequently transferred by EMS to a Prisma Health hospital in Richland County.
Upon investigation, officers followed a trail of blood from the porch to a pool of blood in front of a building at the corner of West College Street and Manigault Street where it is believed the victim was stabbed.
WDPS officers are continuing to search for White as the incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information as to White’s whereabouts, is asked to call 803-635-4511.