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The victim of a Thursday night shooting in Aiken County has been identified.

Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables identified the victim as 56-year-old William J. Collins .

Deputies reportedly responded at about 6:50 p.m. to the 1400 block of Sparkleberry Lane and found a male victim who had been shot. Ables said Collins was pronounced dead on the scene and will be autopsied in Newberry.

The suspect, Vance Mack Fleming, 61, was arrested on the scene and taken to Aiken County's detention center, according to the report. Fleming is reportedly being held pending issuance of an arrest warrant for murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

The sheriff's office and Aiken County Coroner's Office are continuing their investigation.


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Bill Bengtson is a reporter for the Aiken Standard. He has focused most recently on eastern Aiken County, agriculture, churches, veterans and older people. He previously covered schools/youth, North Augusta and Fort Gordon. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Whitman College, and also studied at Oregon State University and the University of Guadalajara.

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