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Erin Lee Thomas

Case from Laurens, SC dated Aug 12, 2024

Victim Details

Erin Lee Thomas

Male

White / Caucasian

Laurens

SC

2024-08-12

34

Erin

Lee Thomas

07/04/2026

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A quiet afternoon in Laurens, South Carolina, was shattered by violence in the parking lot of the county courthouse on August 12, 2024. Erin Lee Thomas, a 34-year-old man from Woodruff, had just left a court hearing when his life was abruptly and violently ended. The events that unfolded next were swift and brutal, leaving a community in shock and a family mourning a profound loss.

Earlier that day, Thomas had been inside the Laurens County Courthouse for a hearing concerning child custod ...
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  • WYFF: Coroner identifies man killed in shooting at Laurens Co. courthouse; one person in custody, deputies say
  • WYFF: The chilling moments that left one person dead outside an SC courthouse
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