Aiken County coroner: Jamilla Smith suffered 'gunshot wounds to the head'

Alexandra Koch, Augusta Chronicle
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FILE - Jamilla Smith, 30, of Jackson, South Carolina, was reported missing on Dec. 2.
FILE - Jamilla Smith, 30, of Jackson, South Carolina, was reported missing on Dec. 2.

The Aiken County Coroner's Office on Tuesday released the cause of death in the murder investigation of 30-year-old Jackson woman Jamilla "Millie" Shanae Smith.

An autopsy Monday in Newberry, South Carolina determined Smith's cause of death was "gunshot wounds to the head," according to a news release from the coroner's office.

Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt announced Friday that Smith was found in the woods on the 2100 block of Silver Bluff Road, according to previous reporting. The investigation began in December after Smith was reported missing.

Initially, police said she was likely kidnapped by her boyfriend, according to previous reporting.

Previous report: Remains of missing Aiken County woman, Jamilla Smith, found in the woods

Arrests in the case

Smith's boyfriend, Daniel Gabriel Harmon, 34, of Jackson, was arrested on Dec. 23 and is charged with murder, kidnapping and domestic violence in the second degree, according to previous reporting.

Just a month prior to Smith's disappearance, Harmon allegedly strangled Smith on Nov. 10 with two hands at the same Beech Island address where she later went missing, according to arrest warrants. She had injuries to her neck and an obstructed airway.

Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr., 35, of Augusta, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder, according to previous reporting.

Clyde Hendley II, 46, of Bath, South Carolina, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

The coroner's office and sheriff's office are still investigating, according to the release.

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