Woman found dead at Walmart was a store employee, SC coroner says
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The body of a South Carolina woman was found with at least one gunshot wound at the Midlands Walmart where she worked, the Kershaw County coroner said Wednesday.
Camden police responded to the box store after receiving a call that a body had been discovered just before 2 p.m., Coroner David West said in an interview with The State.
West identified the woman Thursday morning as 54-year-old Melissa Watson Hopkins, of Kershaw. Watson was an employee at the Walmart, West said.
West said a cause of death will be determined after an autopsy, which is scheduled for Thursday morning.
He could not place the time of death but said the woman died where she was found behind the store.
An investigation involving the Camden Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is underway, according to West.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
This story was originally published June 5, 2019 at 5:57 PM.
