WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. --
Investigators say a South Carolina man forced his way into the home of his ex-wife's boyfriend and killed him before driving away and committing suicide.
West Columbia Police Capt. Seth Zeigler says 28-year-old Gerald Heyward Copeland shot 39-year-old Clyde Jacob Yarborough several times Sunday morning after breaking out a window in the back door of Yarborough's home.
Zeigler says Copeland's ex-wife was also in the home, but wasn't hurt.
Richland County deputies say Copeland was found dead several miles away in a car suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authorities say the couple had been separated for several months and they are investigating whether Copeland and Yarborough had previous confrontations.
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