New details were released Monday evening after severe storms turned deadly in Anderson County, South Carolina, killing a teenager.Latest on storms moving out of area here.The Anderson Fire Department responded at about 5 p.m. to a call about entrapment after a tree fell on the home on Arnold Drive, Fire Chief Charlie King said. Multiple crews, as well as officers from the Anderson Police Department, also responded, King said.He said the large tree fell onto two cars and a detached garage in the backyard of the home.King said they found a boy, 15, dead at the scene.The coroner has identified the victim as Evan Christopher Kinley of Anderson.The coroner says Kinley had exited his vehicle and was apparently at the entrance to the garage when a large tree apparently was uprooted and fell due to the high wind and rain. The large tree struck the Kinley, the garage and the fence on the property. There were multiple trees down across the property and in the neighborhood, the coroner said.According to the coroner, Kinley was a sophomore at TL Hanna High School.King said fire crews responded to dozens of calls in the span of about an hour.No other injuries have been reported. Stay with WYFF News 4 and WYFF4.com for updates on this developing story.
New details were released Monday evening after severe storms turned deadly in Anderson County, South Carolina, killing a teenager.
Latest on storms moving out of area here.
The Anderson Fire Department responded at about 5 p.m. to a call about entrapment after a tree fell on the home on Arnold Drive, Fire Chief Charlie King said.
Multiple crews, as well as officers from the Anderson Police Department, also responded, King said.
He said the large tree fell onto two cars and a detached garage in the backyard of the home.
King said they found a boy, 15, dead at the scene.
The coroner has identified the victim as Evan Christopher Kinley of Anderson.
The coroner says Kinley had exited his vehicle and was apparently at the entrance to the garage when a large tree apparently was uprooted and fell due to the high wind and rain.
The large tree struck the Kinley, the garage and the fence on the property.
There were multiple trees down across the property and in the neighborhood, the coroner said.
According to the coroner, Kinley was a sophomore at TL Hanna High School.
King said fire crews responded to dozens of calls in the span of about an hour.
No other injuries have been reported.
Stay with WYFF News 4 and WYFF4.com for updates on this developing story.
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