On the early morning of September 17, 2019, 40-year-old Sharonda Shontay Sims of Newberry, South Carolina, was found dead in a ditch on Drayton Street after residents heard several gunshots. She was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds; her death was ruled a homicide.

Sims was wearing a black shirt, blue jean shorts, tennis shoes and a red scarf in her hair when she was killed. Investigators recovered several shell casings near the body and a nearby security camera captured a partial view of the incident as Sims walked home a few blocks from her residence, but poor lighting and distance show only the muzzle flash and have not produced identifiable suspect images.

If anyone knew Sharonda or saw activity in the area that morning, can you help by contacting investigators?