Sumter County coroner identifies human remains found on Cimmaron Road

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– The Sumter County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the human remains found on Sunday in the woods says the coroner’s office.

The coroner’s office says the remains are Frederick Ricardo Nelson Jr., 34, of Sumter.

Nelson was identified through forensic testing completed with the assistance of The State Law Enforcement and confirmed by his family.

An autopsy conducted at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston revealed he suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.

Anybody with information that could assist in the investigation is urged to contact The Sumter County Coroner’s Office at (803) 436-2111 or The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000.