Low Country authorities confirm a murder investigation is underway after six people were found dead and another in critical condition following a house fire. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire in Green Pond around 11 AM, Sunday.
Deputies said six people were found dead, and one woman was flown to the hospital in critical condition, WCSC reports. Investigators said 33-year-old Ryan Lenard Manigo was arrested for the attempted murder of the surviving victim.
Deputies said additional charges are pending the victims’ identification and autopsies. Manigo was being held in the Colleton County Detention Center