Teen Becomes Fifth Victim Of Serial Killer

Officials in Cherokee County say that a teenager has become the fifth victim of a serial killer. 

At a press conference held Saturday afternoon, Cherokee County officials said that 15-year old Abby Tyler died around 11:25 Saturday morning at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Tyler was found shot, along with her father, Stephen, inside the family’s business at Tyler Home Center in Gaffney around 7:15 Thursday night. Stephen Tyler was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says that law enforcement continues to work around the clock and follow-up on every lead and reports involving descriptions of the suspect and the suspect’s vehicle.  Fowler asked that people continue to pray for the Tyler family, along with the rest of the victim’s families and the Cherokee County community as a whole. 

The suspect is a white man about 6’ 2”.  He weighs about 250 lbs and had salt and pepper colored hair when the first witness saw him.  Authorities are also saying the suspect had large blue eyes. 

News Channel 7’s Elizabeth Owens has more on this story.

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