A Piedmont man allegedly shot and killed his three month old daughter Thursday (Dec. 21) on Cherokee Road near Belton. It happened during a supervised visit. He then turned the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead on the scene by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office. Anderson county deputies along with Belton officers responded. Medshore and a QRV also responded. (Photo by David Rogers)
Father, 3 month old daughter die in murder-suicide
The Anderson County Coroner’s Office, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and Belton Police Department are investigating the death of a man and his infant daughter.
According to Coroner Greg Shore, Belton Fire Department Anderson County EMS, Medshore EMS, Belton Police Department and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of Cherokee Rd in Belton, at 4:15 pm a.m. Thursday (Dec. 21) after being notified by Anderson County 911 Center of a reported incident where two victims had sustained gunshot wounds.
Upon arrival of Emergency Medical Services, both victims were pronounced deceased on scene.
The decedents have identified as: Iziah Akeem Murray, 21, of Piedmont and Zaila Godis Murray, 3 months old, of Belton.
The preliminary investigation indicates the father of the deceased female was at the residence visiting his daughter under supervised visitation and upon the visitation ending, the father produced a handgun and shot his daughter and then himself. The case has been ruled a homicide-suicide.
The investigation is on-going by the Anderson County Office of the Coroner and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
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