60-year-old man dead after weekend apartment shooting

Officials identified the victim of a weekend shooting that left a 60-year-old man dead.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the victim as Sylvester R. Riley, 60.

Richland County deputies previously reported the victim was found deceased around 8:30 p.m. Saturday by an acquaintance at his apartment on the 7100 block of Tama Road.

An autopsy indicated Riley died from a gunshot wound to the upper body.

Watts said the shooting incident happened late Friday or early Saturday morning.

The sheriff's department is investigating the incident.

This story was originally published October 24, 2016 at 1:06 PM with the headline "60-year-old man dead after weekend apartment shooting."