Two people identified after SWAT, coroner called to Spartanburg County shooting

Two people identified after SWAT, coroner called to Spartanburg County shooting

The coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting in Spartanburg County.

Updated: 4:07 PM EDT Sep 9, 2023

IT’LL IMPACT YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST. BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY THIS MORNING. THE CORONER SAYS HIS OFFICE IS RESPONDING TO SIMS SIMS LANE IN CHESNEE. WE HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME. STAY WITH WIFE FOR LIVE AND ONLINE FOR UPDATES. NOW TO THE COUNTRY OF MOROCCO, WHERE MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND OVER 300 INJURED AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 6.8 WAS REGISTERED LATE FRIDAY. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THE ROYAL MOROCCAN ARMED FORCES ANNOUNCED THE DEATH TOLL EARLY SATURDAY AND URGED THE PUBLIC TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO THE RISKS OF AFTERSHOCKS. THE SCALE OF THE DAMAGE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR, BUT SEVERAL BUILDINGS COLLAPSED. THE FULTON COUNTY SPECIAL GRAND JURY REPORT UNSEALED YESTERDAY. IT LISTS 21 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO WERE RECOMMENDED FOR INDICTMENT BUT NOT CHARGED IN GEORGIA’S ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE. ONE OF THOSE NAMES, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM. YESTERDAY, GRAHAM TOLD WIFE FOUR HE HAD NOT READ THE REPORT BUT HAD WATCHED THE NEWS. GRAHAM APPEARED BEFORE THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY LAST FALL ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS PHONE CALL TO GEORGIA’S SECRETARY OF STATE, BRAD RAFFENSPERGER. RAFFENSPERGER TESTIFIED THAT THE PHONE CALL MADE HIM, QUOTE, UNCOMFORTABLE AND THAT GRAHAM IMPLIED THROWING OUT SOME BALLOTS. GRAHAM DENIES THOSE ACCUSATIONS. I ASK HIM QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAIL-IN VOTING PROCESS. I NEVER ASKED HIM TO SET ASIDE BALLOTS OR ANYTHING ELSE. AFTER THE CONVERSATION, I DECIDED IT WAS BEST FOR ME TO VOTE TO CERTIFY THE ELECTION. MEANWHILE, YESTERDAY, A JUDGE DENIED MARK MEADOWS REQUEST TO REMOVE TO MOVE HIS GEORGIA ELECTION CASE TO FEDERAL COURT, SAYING HE MUST FIGHT THE CHARGES IN STATE COURT INSTEAD. THE FORMER NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN AND WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO VIOLATING GEORGIA’S RICO LAW. THE JUDGE ISSUED THE RULING AFTER A HEARING LAST WEEK AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF UNLAWFULLY TAMPERING WITH THE JURY THAT FOUND ALEC MURDOCK GUILTY OF MURDER. THE CARLETON COUNTY CLERK OF COURT HAS RETAINED TWO HIGH PROFILE SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYERS. FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN BAMBERG TELLS US THAT HE AND HIS FORMER ASSISTANT, FORMER ASSISTANT TO THE US ATTORNEY WILL LEWIS, ARE REPRESENTING REBECCA HILL. EARLIER THIS WEEK, HILL WAS ACCUSED BY MURDOCK’S LAWYERS OF IMPROPERLY INFLUENCING THE JURY AND THEY CALLED FOR A NEW TRIAL. SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON HAS REQUESTED SLED TO INVESTIGATE THOSE ALLEGATIONS, STARTING IN NOVEMBER, GOOGLE REQUIRED THAT POLITICAL ADS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DISCLOSURE. IF THE ELECTION AD AIRS ON YOUTUBE OR OTHER GOOGLE PLATFORMS, AND IT ALTERS PEOPLE OR EVENTS, IT HAS TO INCLUDE A CLEAR DISCLAIMER LOCATED IN A PLACE WHERE USERS ARE LIKELY TO NOTICE IT. THERE ARE SOME EXPECTATIONS. THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. IF IT INVOLVES EDITING TECHNIQUES LIKE IMAGE RESIZING AND BACKGROUND EDITS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A REAL ISSUE WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, I WANT YOUR VOTE AND I WANT IT FOR THIS REASON AND YOU DON’T KNOW IF THAT PERSON EVER SAID THOSE WORDS OR NOT, THAT IS THAT IS THEN WHERE THE TRUTH REALLY MATTERS. AND WE HAVE TO APPLY A DIFFERENT STANDARD, SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NOT FOR NORMAL ADVERTISING. I IS TOP OF MIND FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL. LAST MONTH, THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION BEGAN A PROCESS TO REGULATE AI DEEPFAKES IN POLITICAL ADS. A DEEPFAKE IS AN AUDIO OR VIDEO OF A PERSON THAT HAS BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED TYPICALLY TO SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION. THE SUPREME COURT IS ONCE AGAIN BEING ASKED TO MAKE A MAJOR RULING ON ABORTION. THE MAKERS OF WIDELY USED ABORTION DRUG MIFEPRISTONE ASKED THE SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY TO REVERSE A LOWER COURT’S RULING, CLAIMING IF ALLOWED TO GO INTO EFFECT, IT WOULD RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE DRUG. THE LOWER COURT RULING IS ON HOLD UNTIL THE SUPREME COURT MAKES A DECISION IN THE CASE. THE SUPREME COURT’S NEW TERM STARTS NEXT MONTH. BACK HERE IN THE UPSTATE, A MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED IN A CRASH YESTERDAY MORNING IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. TROOPERS SAY IT HAPPENED AROUND 1145 ON HIGHWAY 80 NEAR OLD HIGHWAY 14. THEY SAY A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT ONTO HIGHWAY 80 AND WAS HIT BY THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DRIVER OF THE MOTORCYCLE DIED AT THE SCENE. THE CORONER HAS NOT RELEASED THE VICTIM’S NAME. TO NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE A SALISBURY POLICE OFFICER IS BEING HAILED A HERO AFTER PULLING AN UNCONSCIOUS FEDEX DRIVER FROM HIS BURNING TRUCK LAST MONTH. A BYSTANDER THEN HELPED THE OFFICER DRAG THE DRIVER ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO SAFETY. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, THE CAB OF THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES AND EXPLODED. MISTER WORLDWIDE PITBULL TOOK TO THE STAGE LAST NIGHT IN ANDERSON. THE GRAMMY WINNING SINGER HELD A CONCERT AT WILLIAM FLOYD AMPHITHEATER. THE GIVE ME EVERYTHING AND I KNOW YOU WANT ME HITMAKER HAS SOLD 25 MILLION ALBUMS. CONCERT GOERS ALSO ENJOYED AUTHENTIC LATIN FOOD AND DRINKS FROM LOCAL VENDORS. IF YOU MISSED OUT ON LAST NIGHT’S CONCERT, PITBULL’S NEXT CONCERT IS AT THE MUSIC MIDTOWN FESTIVAL IN ATLANTA, SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH THE 17TH. SEPTEMBER IS WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH, RAISING AWARENESS FOR THE ONGOING EFFORTS FOR CURE. AS OF THIS YEAR, IT’S ESTIMATED MORE THAN 6 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE. IT’S A SPECIFIC FORM OF DEMENTIA AND MOST COMMON AFTER AGE 65, YOU CAN DEVELOP EARLY ONSET ALZHEIMER’S YOUNGER THAN AGE 50, WHILE CURRENTLY HAS NO CURE, IT’S BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY CELL DAMAGE TO DUE TO AGE RELATED BRAIN CHANGES. THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SAYS A NEW TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE DISEASE, BUT ONLY FOR THE EARLY STAGE TO SLOW THE SLOW TO THE DECLINE FOR MONTHS OR LONGER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE TREATMENT THAT MODIFIES THE COURSE OF THE DISEASE THAT IS APPROVED BY THE FDA. AND ONE OF THESE IS EVEN COVERED BY MEDICARE. NOW, SO IMPORTANT TO TALK WITH YOUR TRUSTED PHYSICIAN AND LET THEM KNOW THE CHANGES THAT YOU ARE NOTICING AND JUST GET A BRIEF EVALUATION IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S ON SEPTEMBER 30TH IN GREENVILLE FOR MORE DATES IN THE UPSTATE OR TO DONATE. GO TO ALS. ORG SLASH WALK. AN UPSTATE PARK HAS TRANSFORMED TO THE MEDIEVAL AGES. THE UPSTATE RENAISSANCE FAIR KICKED OFF LAST NIGHT AT GREER CITY PARK ON EAST POINSETTE STREET DUE TO ITS POPULARITY THIS YEAR’S FAIR WILL RUN FOR TWO DAYS. IT FEATURES OLD FASHIONED COSTUMING, SWORD FIGHTING, JOUSTING AND OF COURSE, MASSIVE TURKEY LEGS. I FEEL LIKE IT’S A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE LIKE MINDED PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER AND REALLY JUST FIND PEACE AND COMFORT. 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Two people identified after SWAT, coroner called to Spartanburg County shooting

The coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting in Spartanburg County.

Updated: 4:07 PM EDT Sep 9, 2023

The coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting in Spartanburg County.Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines 9/9A Special Weapons and Tactics unit, along with the coroner, were called after a deadly shooting Friday night. Deputies say the shooting happened on Sims Lane.According to deputies, when they arrived on scene, a person was found shot in the driveway. Deputies say nearby residents told them that another person had gone back into the home.SWAT was called to the scene, and the coroner was called around 11:30 p.m., according to deputies.Rusty Clevenger with the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office has identified two people who were found inside the residence. Nayda Pastrana Aguila, 51, had just moved to the same location within the last couple of weeks, and Luis Manuel Serpa Ocasio, 51, of Anderson.According to the sheriff’s office, not all witnesses have been interviewed so far, and one possible witness has been hospitalized.This remains an active investigation, deputies say.

The coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting in Spartanburg County.

Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines 9/9

A Special Weapons and Tactics unit, along with the coroner, were called after a deadly shooting Friday night.

Deputies say the shooting happened on Sims Lane.

According to deputies, when they arrived on scene, a person was found shot in the driveway. Deputies say nearby residents told them that another person had gone back into the home.

SWAT was called to the scene, and the coroner was called around 11:30 p.m., according to deputies.

Rusty Clevenger with the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office has identified two people who were found inside the residence. Nayda Pastrana Aguila, 51, had just moved to the same location within the last couple of weeks, and Luis Manuel Serpa Ocasio, 51, of Anderson.

According to the sheriff’s office, not all witnesses have been interviewed so far, and one possible witness has been hospitalized.

This remains an active investigation, deputies say.