Man Arrested After Woman Found Dead Inside South Carolina Home
The Oconee County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina said a homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead at her home Tuesday night.
According to the Walhalla Police Department, at 10:55 p.m., officers were called to a home on Pitchford Street in Walhalla for a report of a woman covered in blood. Upon arrival, officials identified the woman as 54-year-old Cruz Cantero-Rojas.
Officials said the woman died form blunt force trauma.
During the investigation, police determined Cantero-Rojas was killed by 19-year-old Gilbert Nava. He was arrested and taken to the Oconee County Detention Center where he is being held on a temporary custody order for the murder the vicitm.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is assisting with this investigation.
Anyone with infromation is asked to call the Walhalla Police Department at 864-638-5831.
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