In the early morning hours of August 13, 2020, 45-year-old Tivo Richard Lee of Columbia, South Carolina, was found unresponsive in the roadway on the 1300 block of Bonner Avenue with a life-threatening gunshot wound to his upper body. Officers and EMS responded; an officer rendered aid at the scene and Lee was taken to a hospital, where he died shortly after. The Richland County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound.

Investigators identified a person of interest and detained a woman immediately after the shooting. She was later named as 23-year-old Michaelynn Lewis. Police recovered a firearm and ballistic evidence from a residence, and Lewis was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Authorities have not released a motive or described the nature of any relationship between Lee and Lewis, and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone knew Tivo Lee or saw activity on Bonner Avenue around 1:00 a.m. on August 13, 2020, please share what you know with investigators.