YORK COUNTY, S.C. — Deputies said they are investigating a double murder and suicide that happened in York County Wednesday morning.
Officials said they responded around 10:50 a.m. to a home on Yorkdale Road in the Lesslie Community near Rock Hill.
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Paul Johnson Jr., Sr., 41, died at a hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Deputies said they found three people at the home and confirmed that a woman and a five-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene. They had been shot.
The woman was identified as Sharekia Johnson, 43, and the boy as Paul Johnson, Jr.
A third person was taken to a local hospital where they later died, officers said.
This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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