Richland coroner holds death scene reenactment

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Richland County are letting students get a real feel for being at a crime scene.

Coroner Gary Watts on Saturday is planning to hold a death scene reenactment at his offices in Columbia.

Students taking forensic science classes in Richland and Lexington school districts are taking part in the demonstration and will be asking questions that pertain to death investigations.

Watts says officials from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Richland County EMS and the Columbia-Richland Fire Department are also helping out with the exercise.