EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINAEasley is located in Pickens County at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Like so many towns in South Carolina, the completion of the railroad brought growth, and in 1874, the town of Easley was established. As of 2007, Easley's population is 19,194 people.
Investigators process evidence outside Easley, S.C. home where police say an 18-year-old man murdered his father, stepmother and two siblingsTeen arrested after 4 family members found dead at SC home
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EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old man gunned down his father, stepmother and two siblings at the home they shared in suburban South Carolina, authorities said Saturday.
Nathaniel Dickson, 18, was arrested 8:30 p.m. Saturday at a home in Belton about 20 miles from where the bodies of his family members were found, Anderson County Sheriff's spokeswoman Susann Griffin said. He was charged with four counts of murder.
Less than 12 hours earlier, a 911 call led paramedics to find the father dead in the yard. Inside the home they found the other three victims, all shot to death.
The youngest victim, Dickson's 14-year-old brother, was apparently trying to hide behind a clothes dryer when he slain, authorities said.
Investigators have not determined a motive for the killings, Griffin said.
Griffin said Dickson does not have a lawyer. She would not say if he is cooperating with investigators.
The coroner's office identified the victims as Dickson's 46-year-old father, Samuel Andrew Dickson Jr.; his 46-year-old stepmother, Martiza Hurtado Dickson; his 19-year-old stepsister, Melissa Giliam Salazar; and his 14-year-old brother, Taylor Alex Dickson.
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