It has been one week since the murder of Oconee County convenience store clerk Elijah Wood, who would have celebrated his 24th birthday today: his family is organizing a candlelight vigil set for 8 o’clock tonight at the store at Macon Highway and Hog Mountain Road in Oconee County. The search for his killer is ongoing.

From the Oconee Co Sheriff’s Office Facebook page...

First of all, I would like to thank all of you for your support and willingness to call in with information. This case has shocked our entire community, and trust me when I say that we are doing everything humanly possible to solve it. We have been touched by your outpouring of love and kindness to Elijah’s family. I also want to assure you that RaceTrac has been extremely supportive of the family and helpful in the investigation in a level that is beyond our expectations.

We are tirelessly working around the clock with our local, state, and federal partners to follow every lead to its logical conclusion. We are following evidence and facts not chasing theory and conjecture.

Please understand that we have to protect the integrity of the investigation, and there is evidence and information that has not and will not be released.

If I may speak plainly to you, baseless theories are not helpful, and quite frankly, there has not been enough information released for anyone to form a logical conclusion.

Like all of you I am appalled by this heinous act and as a member of our community I want this crime solved as much as anyone. As your Sheriff I promise that your Sheriff’s Office is working as hard as we can to solve this crime!

Sheriff James A. Hale, Jr

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