WINNSBORO – On Saturday, Dec. 13 just before 11 p.m., the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired at the Winnfield West Apartment Complex.
Upon arrival, deputies located a 17-year-old male inside an apartment with apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Services responded and pronounced the individual deceased at the scene.
Fairfield County Coroner Chris Hill has identified the victim as Marvin Donnell Jones, Jr. of Winnsboro.
The Fairfield County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Crime Scene Unit, along with SLED Special Victims/Child Fatality investigators, were notified and responded to assist with the investigation.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the suspect is also a 17-year-old juvenile male. A short time after the investigation began, the suspect voluntarily turned himself in at the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to the Fairfield County Detention Center, where he will be charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
An autopsy was scheduled with Newberry Pathology in Newberry for Tuesday, Dec. 16. This continues to be an active investigation by the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and SLED.