Nakya D. Scott, 33, was killed in the early morning hours of August 12, 2018, inside her Northeast Columbia, South Carolina home. At about 2:30 a.m. she and her boyfriend were in the bedroom preparing for bed when a bullet pierced the wall and struck her in the upper body. Several juveniles were present in the house. Scott was taken to a local hospital by EMS but was pronounced dead at 3:28 a.m.; an autopsy confirmed a gunshot wound to the upper body as the cause of death.

The investigation led to two suspects. Over the Labor Day weekend that same year, deputies and U.S. Marshals arrested brothers Eugene Ivery, 26, at a Motel 6, and Forest Rakiem Ivery, 24, on Duke Avenue. Both men were charged with Scott’s murder and were booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Eugene Ivery also faced separate charges from an earlier incident, including domestic violence, harassment, and a weapons violation.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Nakya, please share what you know.