Aiken Fire Death Under Investigation
An Aiken fire is under investigation after a man was found dead last night.
Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Kellogg Drive in Aiken at 7:42 pm Sunday.
When firefighters got inside the home, they found the body of 23-year-old Markel Howard of Aiken.
Aiken Fire Deemed to be Suspicious
Coroner Darryl Ables pronounced Howard dead at 9:00 pm.
Howard’s body is being sent to Newberry for an autopsy.
Ables said the cause of the fire is suspicious and is under investigation.
The Coroner’s Office and the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office are continuing the investigation.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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