Cashell Dawn Woods was 48 when she was killed in Rembert, South Carolina, on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Described by family as a lover of reading, writing and poetry, she enjoyed singing, riding horses and cooking, and centered her life on her children and grandchildren.

Her death was the result of a fatal shooting. Law enforcement opened an investigation and later arrested a man identified as her boyfriend; he was charged with murder in connection with her death. The community was left to grieve a mother, grandmother and friend taken in a sudden act of violence.

If anyone knew Cashell, her routines, or has information about that day, contact local authorities.