8 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. A WEEKEND MANHUNT IS OVER AFTER A DOUBLE MURDER IN MALDEN PARK. RANGERS FOUND CHRISTOPHER MINOR AT BAKER’S CREEK STATE PARK IN MCCORMICK COUNTY. MIDMORNING YESTERDAY. THEY FIRST SPOTTED HIS CADILLAC SUV AND THEN FOUND HIS BODY BY A LAKE WITH A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. MALDEN POLICE SAY HE SHOT AND KILLED HIS WIFE SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE ARBORS AT BROOKFIELD APARTMENTS ON EAST BUTLER ROAD, ALONG WITH HER FRIEND. SHE WAS THERE TO PICK UP THE KIDS, AND I THINK SHE WAS THERE TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS AS WELL, AND AN ARGUMENT ENSUED AND THEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HIS WIFE, MARY ELLEN MINOR, WAS LYING OUTSIDE A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HER FRIEND KIM THRIFT WAS INSIDE THE CAR WITH THE SAME. THE CHIEF SAYS THE COUPLE WAS SEPARATED AND A FAMILY MEMBER SAID MARY ELLEN WAS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC. VIOLENCE, BUT NO REPORT HAD EVER BEEN FILED IN MALDEN. IF YOU’RE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I’M BEGGING YOU TO REPORT IT THAT WAY. WE CAN WE CAN ASSIST YOU AND AND AND TRY AND KEEP FROM THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. CHRISTOPHER MINOR HAD FACED A VARIETY OF CHARGES OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING ASSAULT POLICE HAD OBTAINED ARREST WARRANTS FOR HIM SATURDAY NIGHT, LISTING MURDER CHARGES FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE TAKEN IN. THE COUPLE’S TWO CHILDREN FOUND AND POLICE LOOKING FOR ONE SUSPECT AFTER A BURGLARY SUNDAY EVENING. POLICE SAY THAT HAPPENED AROUND 620 ON GULLIVER STREET AND WHEN OFFICERS GOT THERE, THEY SAW ONE OF THE SUSPECTS GET INTO A GRAY NISSAN. THAT CAR THEN FLED ON INTERSTATE 35 NORTHBOUND. THE CAR THEN BROKE DOWN AND FOUR PEOPLE GOT OUT OF THE CAR. POLICE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE THREE OF THE FOUR, BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR ONE MAN. FOUNTAIN IN. POLICE DESCRIBE HIM AS A BLACK MALE, 18 TO 20 YEARS OLD, WITH A SMALL BEARD. HE’S WEARING A WHITE HOODIE, BLUE JOGGING PANTS WITH WHITE STRIPES ON THE SIDE AND LIGHT GRAY NEW BALANCE SHOES. WE’RE TOLD HE MIGHT ALSO HAVE A FIREARM, SO IF YOU SEE SOMEONE MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION, POLICE ASK THAT YOU CALL 911. PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOLS MAKING PLANS FOR APRIL 8TH. THE SOLAR ECLIPSE IS NOW TWO WEEKS AWAY, AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT DAY WILL REMAIN A NORMAL SCHOOL DAY, WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS MEETING AS USUAL. SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES WILL BE HANDED OUT, THOUGH, SO STUDENTS CAN SAFELY VIEW THE EVENT. SEVERAL UPSTATE DISTRICTS, INCLUDING GREENVILLE, ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE AND ALL OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY, PLAN TO HOLD AN E-LEARNING DAY, WHILE OTHERS HAVE SCHEDULED EARLY DISMISSAL. YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST ON OUR WEBSITE, WYFF 4.COM AND ON THE WIFE FOR MOBILE APP. WHEELS WERE ROLLING AT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ANDERSON’S TRUCKS ON MAIN DAY. THAT EVENT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEAGUE HAS WITH ANDERSON COUNTY. PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO EXPLORE FIRE TRUCKS, LAW ENFORCEMENT CRUISERS, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND AGRICULTURE MACHINERY. THEY ALSO GOT TO MEET THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO BUILD, PROTECT AND SERVE ANDERSON COUNTY. SO THIS IS A GREAT EVENT BECAUSE IT’S A FREE EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE OFFER IT EVERY YEAR. WE’VE OFFERED IT FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW. DOWNTOWN. IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR THE KIDS TO COME OUT AND INTERACT WITH DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE CITY THAT THEY NORMALLY WOULDN’T GET TO INTERACT WITH. ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM SATURDAY’S EVENT GOES TO THE SEATS FOR SAFETY CHARITY. MEANWHILE, CHURCH LEADERS GATHERED IN NICHOLTOWN ON SATURDAY, EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH LIFE SKILLS YOU MIGHT NOT FIND IN THE BIBLE. MECHANICS WITH NICHOLTOWN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH TAUGHT THE KIDS HOW TO CHANGE TIRES AND REPLACE BLAKE PRATT’S PARENTS AND YOUNGER SIBLINGS WERE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AS WELL AND ENJOY THE FOOD ON HAND. THE HELPING HANDS LEADER OF THE CHURCH HOPES THIS COMMUNITY SERIES CAN CONTINUE. UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY A LOT OF OUR YOUTH DON’T HAVE THOSE BASIC LIFE SKILLS. NOT ONLY JUST YOUTH, IT’S ADULTS AS WELL. AND SO IF WE CAN TEACH THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN TAKE THROUGHOUT LIFETIME, TEACH SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT’S THE GOAL. IF WE CAN TEACH THIS HAND THAT WE HAVE TODAY, MAYBE THEY CAN TEACH ANOTHER HANDFUL, AND THEN WE’LL CONTINUE TO GROW AND DO BETTER AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN SHARING YOUR SKILLS TO TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION NICHOLTOWN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THE LAST NOTE HAS FADED FOR A MUSIC INSTITUTION IN ANDERSON COUNTY. RAINBO RECORDS CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR THE LAST TIME ON SATURDAY. OWNER MARK HEMBREE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES FACEBOOK PAGE BACK IN FEBRUARY. HE THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE MEMORIES, NOTING MUSIC CHOOSES YOU. ABSOLUTELY NOT. I MEAN, I’LL TELL YOU WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I SAID, MAN, I HOPE I’M MAKING FOR A FEW YEARS. I JUST WANT TO DO IT FOR TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE. I REMEMBER MY DAD, HE WORKED AT A CERTAIN JOB FOR 40 YEARS, AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID, I CAN’T BELIEVE SOMEBODY WOULD WORK THERE FOR 40 YEARS. AND I SAID, I WORKED FOR 43. MARK SAYS THE SHOP SURVIVED SOME LEAN YEARS, AND HE’S GRATEFUL TO CLOSE ON HIS TERMS. RAINBO RECORDS OPENED BACK IN 1981. ANIMAL LOVERS GATHERED IN LAWRENCE COUNTY ON SATURDAY TO SUPPORT MAGNOLIA. FAWN RESCUE. THE GROUP SAVES FAWNS AND JUST LAST YEAR THEY RESCUED AROUND 100. THE OPEN HOUSE FUNDRAISER IS ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST OF THE YEAR, WITH A SILENT AUCTION AND CONTESTS AND A PETTING ZOO. FAWN SEASON USUALLY STARTS AROUND THE END OF MARCH AND ORGANIZERS SAY THE RESCUE OF ORPHANED FAWNS GROWS EACH YEAR, IN PART BECAUSE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. BUT WHEN WE RAISE A FARM, WE RAISE THEM TO BE WILD AND THEY GET RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD WITH AN EXCEPTION OF A FEW, WE HAVE SOME PIEBALD DEER, SOME BLIND DEER, AND, UM, DEER THAT HAVE HEALTH ISSUES LIKE DEFORMITIES OR, YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN WORKING TO SAVE FAWNS, THE GROUP HAS ITS VOLUNTEER INTEREST DAY ON APRIL 7TH. THE 2024 GREAT SOUTH CAROLINA CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY. PARTICIPANTS HOSTED A CLEANUP IN GREER ON SATURDAY AT THE BMW CHARITY PRO-AM EVERY SPRING. PALMETTO PRIDE KEEPS SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTIFUL COORDINATE THE GREAT SOUTH CAROLINA CLEANUP FOR THE BMW CHARITY PRO-AM. IT TAKES RIGHT RIGHT AROUND 7 TO 800 VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THE TOURNAMENT WORK. SO A LOT OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS LIKE TO PARTICIPATE YEAR ROUND. AND SO THEY JOIN US FOR OUR LITTER CLEANUPS. WE DO, UM, ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES A YEAR MORE IF WE’RE ABLE TO. AND THEY LOVE TO COME OUT, THEY LOVE TO JUST STAY ENGAGED AND, UM, JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS. MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN CLEANING EFFORTS IN GREER TO SEE WHEN TH