Body Found in West Columbia Home

West Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Lexington County Deputies say they found a woman’s body inside a home in the 200 block of Haleywood Lane just before 9:00 Tuesday morning after receiving a request for a welfare check. Due to what Sheriff Jay Koon called a “potential conflict of interest” he has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to lead the investigation into the woman’s death.

ABC Columbia News will continue to follow this story as it develops.