The Daily Gamecock

In Brief: 9/6/16

2 people killed, identified in murder-suicide

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified 50-year-old Steven Ulikey and his wife, 56-year-old Cherrell Spires Ulikey, and released their names Saturday. According to deputies, Steven hanged himself after strangling his wife. Cherrell's brother, The State reports, called the police after checking on Cherrell. The sheriff's department said the incident occurred at 7119 Middle St. 

Man who tried to remove tree from highway hit, killed by car

Michael Woodrum, 36, was hit by a car while attempting to remove a tree which Tropical Storm Hermine caused to fall onto Highway 17-A. The incident occurred near Cottageville, and Woodrum died at the hospital. His death is the third associated with Hermine following the driver of an 18-wheeler in North Carolina and a homeless Florida man onto whom a tree fell.

Greenville toddler drowns in pool

Three-year-old Za'Marion Wilcox went swimming with his foster family at a community pool in Greenville on Sunday and fell into the pool, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office. Wilcox's foster parents got him out of the water, and eyewitnesses performed CPR. After EMS transported the boy to Greenville Memorial Hospital, he was pronounced dead. The incident is still under investigation.


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