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Marvetta Joann Rowe, 26, was fatally shot in the chest at about 10 p.m. on June 25, 2016, inside an apartment at the Latimer Manor complex on Lorick Circle in Columbia, South Carolina. Authorities initially treated the death as a homicide after the bullet pierced her heart and she died at the scene.

Investigators identified a friend, 30-year-old Tameka Randal, as a person of interest; Randal surrendered the next day and was arrested on charges including voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Prosecutors said Rowe and Randal had been handling a firearm while drinking at a party and that the fatal shot occurred during what was described as a game of Russian roulette when Randal pointed a partially loaded pistol at Rowe and pulled the trigger. Randal expressed remorse and said she never intended to harm Rowe.

Rowe, known to family as Big Baby Whitley, was a mother of three, a licensed cosmetologist and an Eau Claire High School graduate remembered for her bright smile. Does anyone who knew Marvetta or was at Latimer Manor that night have information that could add clarity to what happened?