Alethea Lisa Puckett Totherow, 56, was shot and killed inside her Sutton Springs Road home west of York, South Carolina, on May 3, 2022. Deputies responded about 1:30 p.m. after a reported shooting; initial statements by the family suggested an intruder, and a perimeter and SWAT response produced an hours-long standoff and road closures. Investigators later concluded doors had been locked from the inside and found evidence inconsistent with an outside assailant.

Inside the house, deputies found Lisa with multiple gunshot wounds; the coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot. A Ruger handgun recovered from the residence was forensically linked to the shooting. Prosecutors later stated the weapon was fired 11 times during the attack, was reloaded during the incident, and that Lisa suffered 12 gunshot wounds with six projectiles recovered.

The investigation focused on her son, John Totherow, then 14, who was taken into custody and charged with murder and a weapons offense. Proceedings began in juvenile court; the 16th Circuit Solicitor sought transfer to adult court and a mental evaluation was ordered. In September 2023 the case was transferred to adult court under a negotiated agreement in which the murder charge was reduced and pleas were entered.

Does anyone have information about the Totherow family or that neighborhood on May 3, 2022?