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Martinez Couple Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

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Columbia County authorities say they responded Sunday night to this house, 8114 Umbrella Circle in Martinez, for a double shooting.

Deputies located a male, Dekia Ruffin, and female, Hiawatha Adams, in a bedroom deceased. Early indication are that it’s a murder suicide, sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris said.

The two are boyfriend and girlfriend who both reside at this residence. It appears Ruffin shot Adams before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities.

Stay tuned…

 

 

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Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle, The Augusta Press and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel.
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