Rock Hill, South Carolina – A tragic incident unfolded on Wednesday afternoon in Rock Hill, resulting in the death of a woman after a dispute with a co-worker led to a fatal shooting. The Rock Hill Police Department responded to the scene on Riverwalk Parkway near Cel-River Road around 3 p.m.
Authorities found a woman who had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, and she was rushed to Piedmont Medical Center where she tragically succumbed to her injuries. The male co-worker who shot the woman remained at the scene and was detained by the police as they conducted their investigation.
The investigation revealed that the man and the woman involved in the altercation were co-workers who had a dispute at their workplace in Rock Hill. After the altercation, the woman got into a car with an acquaintance, Brittany Reed, and blocked the man’s car as he tried to leave the area.
In a distressing turn of events, the female co-worker approached the man’s vehicle with a firearm, prompting him to defend himself by firing a shot that fatally wounded the woman. Following the shooting, Brittany Reed assaulted the man before he contacted law enforcement.
Law enforcement officials determined that the man acted in self-defense and will not face charges in connection with the shooting. However, Reed, a resident of Lancaster, was arrested and charged with assault and battery. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing to gather more information and insights on the tragic event.