Murder-suicide under investigation in Evans

A Google image shows the entrance to Willow Lake subdivision in Evans, where a murder-suicide happened down the street at 880 Willow Lake Drive.

Date: September 18, 2023

Columbia County authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the Willow Lake subdivision of Evans on Sunday afternoon.

Deputies we called to 880 Willow Lake in Evans around 3:45 p.m. Sunday in reference to a shooting. When deputies arrived, a male and female were found inside the residence between the dining room area and the front door both with a single gunshot wound to each of their heads, sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris said.

The male had a firearm next to his body.

The male has been identified as 51-year-old Larry Jacobs and the female as 49-year-old Tijuana Dent.

Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.

(If you have a picture of the deceased to share, please text it to 803-487-3224.)

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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