Anderson County Officials Investigating Fatal Shooting Involving A Home Invasion

(Seneca, SC)———The Anderson County Coroner’s Office and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting that resulted in a death involving a home invasion.

According to a press release from the Coroner’s Office, investigators responded to an address on Boiter Street in Williamston around 10:10pm Sunday evening in reference to a 911 call reporting a person had been shot after breaking into a residence.

The victim in the shooting, 39 year old Efren Nectali Ramirez of Honduras, was declared deceased at the scene.  The victim died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

According to the Coroner’s Office, the decedent attempted to enter the residence and was shot by the homeowner after a brief struggle.