Man Dies from Multiple Stab Wounds

On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Anderson County authorities responded to a welfare check call just after 10 p.m. on Sherwood Drive in Belton, where deputies discovered two individuals with stab wounds; 41-year-old Edwin Larry Burns Jr. of Belton was pronounced dead at the scene, while a female victim was transported to Prisma Health Greenville. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore confirmed that Burns’ cause of death was multiple stab wounds, with the manner ruled a homicide, and an autopsy has been scheduled to aid the ongoing investigation by the Coroner’s Office and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office; officials described the incident as isolated with no threat to the public.