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The Greenville News

A woman found dead in a wooded area Wednesday was a Greenville High School student, principal Jason Warren confirmed in an automated message to parents Thursday morning.

Diana Martinez-Gonzalez, 18, was in the 11th grade, said Elizabeth Brotherton, spokesperson for Greenville County Schools.

Martinez-Gonzalez was found dead Wednesday near Frady Road, said Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans. The manner of death was ruled homicide and the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the head, Evans said.

Officers arrested 19-year-old Daniel De Jesus Rangel Sherrer and charged him with murder, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to warrants.

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Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis said there was an argument between Sherrer and Martinez-Gonzalez. He forced her into the woods where he shot her, Lewis said.

Deputies responded to the 400 block of Saluda Dam Road on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call from a woman who said her friend had been shot.

After getting a description of the suspect, deputies were able to detain Sherrer, said Sgt. Ryan Flood, spokesperson with the Sheriff's Office.

K-9 units and air support were activated to search for Martinez-Gonzalez, and she was found about 30 minutes later, Flood said. She died at 12:45 p.m., according to the coroner's report.

The relationship between the victim and the suspect is unknown at this time, the Sheriff's Office said.