Man beaten to death with hammer at SC homeless shelter

EFFINGHAM, SC (AP) — Authorities say a man at a homeless shelter in South Carolina has been beaten to death with a hammer by a fellow resident.

Investigators say 56-year-old Bobby Gainey was beaten with the hammer Saturday morning at the Regeneration Center in Effingham.

Florence County deputies say 39-year-old Joseph Lee McFadden was arrested after the beating and charged with murder.

eputies say the attack happened after an argument at the shelter, but released no other details.