On the night of Saturday, June 13, 2026, deputies were called to a home on Tara Lane near Lake Marion in Manning after a report initially described as a suspected suicide. Inside, officers found 56-year-old Homero Zunan Gonzales suffering a gunshot wound to his upper body. Deputies determined the injuries did not appear self-inflicted and the case was reclassified as a homicide.

The Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are jointly investigating. The Clarendon County Coroner, Jacqueline Blackwell, confirmed Gonzales’s identity and an autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina to establish the precise cause of death. Investigators processed the home for evidence and have asked the public for any witness accounts or surveillance, doorbell, or dash camera footage from the Tara Lane area.

No suspects or arrests have been announced. If anyone saw suspicious persons, vehicles, or activity near Tara Lane on June 13, or has relevant footage, please contact investigators with what they know.