On the morning of Sunday, August 21, 2022, Wendy Cook, 54, was found shot to death inside a car on Southwind Road in Dillon, South Carolina. Dillon County deputies were called after reports of gunfire around 3:15 a.m.; Cook suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and the coroner later ruled her death a homicide.

Also in the vehicle was 31-year-old Kyle Church, who was arrested at the scene and a gun was recovered from the car. Authorities say Cook and Church were acquaintances; a motive has not been publicly released. Church was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and was taken to the Dillon County Detention Center.

Cook had been principal of Stewart Heights Elementary School for nearly a quarter of a century and was remembered by colleagues as a passionate, dynamic leader. Does anyone with information about Cook, Church, or the events on Southwind Road that night have details to share with investigators?