Coroner identifies I-20 victim, provides cause of death

Lexington, SC – 03/24/2021 (Paul Kirby) – Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher and her team have identified the individual whose body was located on I-20 east between the Longs Pond Road and South Lake Drive exits Tuesday night. Once the man’s remains were located, it stopped traffic for several hours as Lexington County sheriff’s deputies began an investigation into who was dead and how their body ended up on the interstate.

According to Coroner Fisher, Torrian Bryant Oree, 21, of Edgefield was discovered just east of exit 51 (Longs Pond Rd) shortly after 7:00 p.m. Fisher said he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds prior to being placed along the interstate.

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.