Coroner releases cause of death for missing Columbia teen found dead Sanaa Amenhotop was a freshman at Richland Northeast High School. (Source: Richland County Sheriff s Department) By WIS News 10 Staff | April 30, 2021 at 5:07 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 5:23 PM
LEESVILLE, S.C. (WIS) - The body of a missing Columbia girl was found Wednesday, more than three weeks after she disappeared. Friday, officials have released her cause of death.
Sanaa Amenhotep, 15, had been shot multiple times, killing her, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher confirmed.
Her death has been ruled a homicide. Treveon Nelson (Source: RCSD)
Her body was not found until April 28, when officials found her in a wooded area in Leesville in Lexington County.
ABC Columbia
Apr 30, 2021 5:06 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the cause of death for a Richland County teenager whose body was discovered in Lexington County early Thursday morning. The coroner says 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Officials say her death has been ruled a homicide.
Sanaa Amenhotep
Courtesy: Richland County Sheriff’s Department
Authorities say they believe she died the night she went missing, April 5. Officials say she likely voluntarily left her home with two men that night, but it turned into a kidnapping and murder.
Officials say they arrested a juvenile and charged him with kidnapping. They are now searching for Treveon Jamar Nelson. Sheriff Lott says they have kidnapping warrants out for Nelson and want him arrested fast.
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Apr. 29 The search for a missing teenager ended when her body was discovered early Thursday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said.
Now, two other teenagers are facing kidnapping and, probably, murder charges, the sheriff said. One has been arrested, and the community is being asked to help find the other.
Sanaa (pronounced sa-ni-ya) Amenhotep, 15, was found in woods near Interstate 20, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said. I told her parents we would bring her home. Unfortunately it wasn t the way we hoped and prayed to bring her, Lott said at a news conference.
ABC Columbia
Apr 5, 2021 2:17 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher is releasing the name of a man killed as a result of a single-car accident at the intersection of Pine Grove Road and Fairview Road. Officials say the incident occurred at approximately 2:45 a.m. Monday morning.
The coroner says 53-year-old Allen Maurice Johnson was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to his injuries.
According to officials, Johnson was traveling along Pine Grove Road when he disregarded a stop sign at the intersection and went over an embankment before colliding with a fence and tree. Authorities say Johnson was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.