On August 12, 2021, Pamela Lorainne Sumpter, 39, was fatally shot while riding as a passenger in a vehicle in Cope, a rural community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Emergency responders attended the scene, and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation into the attack. Initial reports said investigators were searching for unidentified suspects who fired on the car.

Family and friends gathered for a graveside service at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Cope on the morning of August 21, 2021. Visitation was held at her sister’s residence on Bonnette Road, and services were handled by W.B. Crumel Funeral Home of North.

If anyone knew Pamela, was in Cope on August 12, 2021, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.