Police still are investigating after an Aiken County Sheriff's Office deputy fatally shot his wife, police said.
The North Augusta Department of Public Safety released an incident report on the shooting Monday morning.
Matthew Blakley, 24, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, told responding officers that he had shot his wife by accident and that she needed help, according to the report.
Candace L. Blakley, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head, according to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton.
The incident occurred at 7:36 p.m. Saturday on the 1900 block of Coulter Avenue.
When officers arrived, a white male was running toward the officer with blood on his hands, police said.
The subject was asked to get on the ground and was held at gunpoint until other officers arrived, according to the report.
Another male subject, who identified himself as Matthew Murphy, was in the home and also had blood on his hands, according to the report. He told officers that the victim was in the bathroom and deceased, the report said.
Murphy told police that he attempted chest compressions, according to the report.
The victim was found in the bath tub, and an M-4 rifle and a shell casing were found on the bathroom floor with a broken wedding band, according to the report.
Several firearms also were found throughout the residence, the report stated.
Matthew Blakley was arrested Sunday and transported to the Aiken County detention center where he was later released on bond.
His arrest warrant read, "that he unlawfully without malice killed his wife, Candice Blakley, with reckless disregard by shooting her with an M-4 rifle in their home ..."
"SLED was called in to investigate because the alleged perpetrator and the alleged witness are Aiken County Sheriff's deputies," Carlton stated in a press release.
Matthew Blakley was employed by the Sheriff's Office in November 2014 and was attending the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, according to a press release.
Carlton added that toxicology is pending.
Amy Banton is the digital news editor for the Aiken Standard.