Shalonda Nicole Johnson, 37, was fatally shot at a residence on Polite Family Lane in Lobeco, South Carolina, on the night of June 22, 2019. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report about 11:30 p.m.; deputies were told the shooting followed a verbal dispute. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina to determine cause of death.

Authorities identified a suspect quickly. On June 23, 2019, 41-year-old Andre Demond Mitchell of Beaufort was taken into custody and held at the Beaufort County Detention Center, charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Friends and family remembered Johnson as a kind, loving childcare worker; her obituary listed her as the wife of Chauncy Johnson and mother of Chauncy Johnson, Jr. and Donielle Nicole Johnson.

If anyone knew Shalonda or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.