LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of another man who was allegedly shot in his sleep, according to investigators. On Saturday evening, authorities revealed the victim's name as well.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department said Dez'Mond Keon Miller was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime after a shooting in the 2000 block of Capitol View Drive.
A sheriff's department spokesperson said detectives were called to Capitol View Drive around 7 a.m. after a witness contacted 911.
Sheriff Jay Koon said that investigators soon determined that Miller entered the home and shot the victim, identified by the Lexington County Coroner's Office as 24-year-old Gervamieon S. Moody of West Columbia, as he slept. The sheriff said other witnesses in the home were unharmed. The coroner said Moody was shot multiple times in the upper body while in bed at the home and died at the scene.
Authorities said Miller turned himself in at the sheriff's department headquarters on Saturday afternoon. He's detained at the Lexington County Detention Center.