A body discovered in Edgefield County on Wednesday morning has been identified as an Aiken man.
The death of Jeremy Clinton Lawton, 34, has been ruled a homicide after his body was found in a field along McCreight Road near Ridgeview Lake Road in Johnston at 5:30 a.m.
An autopsy revealed Lawton suffered a gunshot wound to the head, Edgefield County Coroner David Burnett said.
The Edgefield County Sheriff's Office and the Edgefield County Coroner's Office are continuing to investigate the case.