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Michael Eric McCraney

Case from Laurens, SC dated Nov 05, 2017

Victim Details

Michael Eric McCraney

Male

White / Caucasian

Laurens

SC

2017-11-05

35

Michael

Eric McCraney

07/12/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 5, 2017, the quiet of a neighborhood in Laurens, South Carolina, was broken by the sound of gunfire. When deputies from the Laurens County Sheriff's Office arrived at a home on Colonial Acres Road, they found Michael Eric McCraney, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male, deceased. He had sustained two shotgun blasts, one of which was to his neck.

Initially, McCraney's death was investigated as a homicide. However, as the Laurens County Sheriff's Office a ...
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  • Man, 35, dies after Laurens shooting | Crime | indexjournal.com
  • Man found dead inside of Laurens County home, Deputies say.
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