Sheriff’s Department asks for help finding shooting suspect

 

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding a suspect who is wanted for criminal homicide after a fatal shooting on Sinking Springs Road near Clinton on Thursday evening.

Deputies responded to the shooting at 611 Sinking Springs Road at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found Bradley Charles Bivens, 48, of Clinton, had been shot and killed, said Mark Lucas, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy.

Sheriff’s investigators have obtained an arrest warrant for criminal homicide on Christopher Lee Roberts, 45, of Clinton, Lucas said.

“The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Roberts,” he said. “Anyone having information on this case or Roberts’ whereabouts is asked to call Investigator Rodney Minor at (865) 457-6255, extension 144, or the Sheriff’s Communications Center at (865) 457-2414.”

The investigation is ongoing, and no additional details can be released at this time, Lucas said.

More information will be added as it becomes available.