On Saturday, November 16, 2019, 11-year-old Kylee Dawn Woods was fatally wounded at her grandparents’ home on Shady Grove Road in Pickens, South Carolina. Family members had been doing target practice earlier that day. As the family was finishing, Kylee’s father was attempting to unload a .40 caliber handgun when the firearm discharged, striking Kylee in the lower abdomen. She was taken to Cannon Memorial Hospital but did not survive the single gunshot wound.

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigated and reported that the father told investigators he did not pull the trigger and was unsure why the gun discharged. Investigators found no signs of foul play and concluded the shooting was a tragic accident; authorities announced no charges would be filed. Kylee, a student at Dacusville Middle School, was remembered for her love of music, dancing and animals and for her kind, helpful nature and bright smile.

Does anyone in the area have additional information about that day or about Kylee’s family that could shed more light on what happened?