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SC Doctor Charged in Death Resigns from Lexington Medical Center

Adam Lazzarini is charged in connection with the death of a man at his home last year. The death of his wife is also under investigation.

Lexington, SC (WLTX) - A Lexington doctor charged in connection with the death of a man last fall has resigned from Lexington Medical Center.

A statement released from the attorney for Dr. Adam Lazzarini said the physician left his job Friday.

“Dr. Lazarrini has voluntarily resigned his employment with Southeastern Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Lexington Medical Center as of Friday May 25, 2018 to pursue another professional opportunity that has become available and also to spend time with his daughter after the unexpected loss of his wife earlier this month," the statement read. "Dr. Lazzarini has expressed his satisfaction that LMC continues to be a first-class health care provider to the citizens of the Midlands and in its commitment to provide quality and cost-effective health care to its patients.”

The hospital responded with a statement of its own, that read in part, “Dr. Lazzarini cared for orthopedic patients in our hospital network for nearly two years, and we appreciate the quality health services he provided during that time."

Cayce Department of Public Safety officers have charged him with involuntary manslaughter and obstruction of justice in connection with the October 9, 2017 shooting death of 30-year-old William Holland. Holland died at Lazzarini's home.

An arrest warrant says afterward, Lazzarini made false and conflicting statements to officers. Investigators also say he didn't give them information about a witness to the shooting, which officers felt obstructed justice. The document also claimed the doctor had been drinking before Holland's death.

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Meanwhile, Cayce DPS is also investigating the death of Lazzarini's wife, Vanessa Biery, who was found dead inside the couple's home on Hunter Mills Drive on May 1.

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Cayce DPS Director Byron Snellgrove called her death 'suspicious" but did not elaborate. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has said an initial autopsy could not determine how the woman died, and additional tests would be needed.

But Lazzarini's attorney, Eric Bland, says an independent autopsy showed her death was "most likely" due to natural causes. That autopsy, according Bland, was conducted by a pathologist in the Upstate.

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Fisher, however, says that autopsy is not official.

Lazzarini is not facing any charges in connection with the death of his wife.

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