Brenda Ransom Slater, 60, was killed in her Rembert, South Carolina, home on March 15, 2016. Deputies responded after a call to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office placed by her husband, James Slater Jr., who told them he had shot his wife. Officers found Slater Jr. at the residence; he surrendered without resistance and later confessed. A rifle believed to be the weapon was recovered inside the home, and Brenda Slater was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound.

James Slater Jr. was taken into custody at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and charged with murder; he was denied bond. The killing has left family and community members dealing with a sudden, violent loss and has highlighted domestic violence in the area.

If anyone knew Brenda or has information about her life or the events that led to that night, please share what you know.