Rafael Dearmas was 37 when he was shot and killed on the evening of November 18, 2019, at a Motel 6 in the West Ashley area of Charleston, South Carolina. Police found the male victim at the scene and he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.

Investigators quickly focused on a domestic dispute as the motive. The primary suspect was identified as his wife, Latesha Dearmas, who was taken into custody and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Further details about what led to the shooting were to be addressed in court.

Does anyone have information about the months leading up to this incident or knew the couple and can help clarify what happened?