Bond denied for suspect accused of two murders on the same day

UNION, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A judge denied bond Friday for 21-year-old Zaden Hill who is accused of two deadly shootings.

During Hill’s bond hearing members of his family and members of the victim’s families filled a room. Both families stood shoulder to shoulder, some sobbing.

“This is a bond hearing. The state of South Carolina versus Zaden Hill,” a Union County Jail Judge said.

Investigators say Hill acted alone in the two shootings. A motive in the killings has not been released.

On Tuesday morning, police found 67-year-old Charles Nathan Crosby unresponsive in a yard on South Mountain Street.

Later that night, shots were fired into DD’s Food Mart on South Pinckney Street. Kiran Patel, 49, was shot in the parking lot and later died.

It was difficult to get Hill behind bars. On Thursday the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, SWAT and Union Public Safety responded to a residence on South Church Street.

The agencies were prepared to serve a search warrant and an arrest warrant for Hill in connection with the deadly shootings earlier this week on South Mountain Street and South Pinckney Street.

A standoff ensued that lasted several hours. SWAT and officers used “less-lethal measures” to get Hill, who was unharmed, out of the home.

The Union Fire Department was also called to the scene to assist with clearing and “decontaminating” the house after the standoff so it could be searched.

Hill was taken to Union Medical Center for evaluation and then booked into the Union County jail. Detention center records indicate Hill is being charged with murder.

Hill will remain at the Union County Jail as his case works through the courts. His next appearance is set for Dec. 1 at the Union County Courthouse.

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