Quanisha Deshawn ’Queenie’ Fernanders, a 23-year-old Spartanburg native and Spartanburg High School graduate who worked at Midway Residential Care and attended Bountiful Blessings Church, was killed on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Police responded to a shooting on Baltimore Street that afternoon; Fernanders was found shot in the face and was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is described as the result of a domestic dispute that escalated into violence.

The suspect was identified as her 38-year-old boyfriend, Charvix Lavoy Wright. Wright called 911 after the shooting and was arrested. He was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and denied bond. In court he admitted to the shooting, saying the altercation began after Fernanders grabbed a knife and calling it a misunderstanding; family members reacted emotionally during the bond hearing.

If anyone knew Quanisha, her movements that day, or has information about the events on Baltimore Street, please come forward.