//Coroner: Man, woman found dead after camper fire were shot; deputies searching for missing work van

Coroner: Man, woman found dead after camper fire were shot; deputies searching for missing work van

TOWNVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office says a man and woman were found dead after a camper went up in flames Saturday afternoon, and their deaths have been deemed a homicide.

Coroner Greg Shore said his office was investigating around 4:15 p.m. to the scene along Cedar Grove Road in Townville.

Townville VFD chief Billy McAdams confirmed to FOX Carolina his firefighters responded, and that Anderson County deputies and the Fire Investigation team were now looking into what happened.

A news release sent to our newsroom at 7:40 p.m. from ACSO confirmed the two bodies found belonged to a man and a woman, who were found dead inside the camper. Neither victim has been identified at this time.

The coroner later identified the victims as 57-year-old Billy Ray Johnson and 30-year-old Amy Jo Lambert, and said both were found with gunshot wounds. The coroner’s report characterized their deaths as a double homicide.

ACSO notes one of the victims had a vehicle that is no longer at the residence where the fire happened. Deputies are asking the public to look for a white work van with SC tag MWH572 and to call deputies if they see it.

Photos provided to FOX Carolina show the van, which appears to be a Chevrolet, still had equipment like ladders on top of it, and had a Clemson National Champions sticker or other decal on the engine hood. The photos were not clear enough to show specifically which year the decal commemorated. The van also had the number 222 affixed to it, on the driver’s side of the vehicle above the front wheel well.

Anyone with information, including the location of the van, should call ACSO at 864-260-4405 and reference case number 2020-49934.

Stay tuned for updates.