Self-defense claim under investigation in double homicide

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office revealed today that claims of self-defense are being evaluated in its investigation of last weekend’s double homicide at Central.  The victims were two young men near Edwards Lane:  Alex Mitchell Moore and Skylar Wolfgang Cary.  In its statement today, the sheriff’s office said:  “Through the course of this investigation, detectives have identified numerous witnesses and have since developed a person of interest….At this time, no arrests have been made due to our obligation to investigate claims of self-defense, as alleged in this case.  The investigation remains ongoing while detectives collect, analyze, and compare evidence against statements provided by witnesses and the person of interest.”