A domestic dispute over target practice in Sumter, South Carolina, ended in a mass shooting that killed 11-year-old Ashley McFarland and her neighbor Felicia Leonard on April 16, 2025. Ashley, a fifth-grade student at Kingsbury Elementary School, was struck by gunfire inside a home on Floyd Drive and died instantly.

According to police, 80-year-old Reuben Arthur Leonard first shot his 76-year-old wife, Felicia, in their garage before armed with an assault-style rifle and a second weapon walking to the neighboring residence. Authorities say Leonard entered the house and fired indiscriminately at the roughly 10 to 11 people inside and told investigators he intended to kill everyone there; family members at the scene tackled and restrained him until deputies arrived. Leonard was taken to a hospital for injuries sustained while being subdued, then booked and charged with two counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder, among other charges. A judge denied bond at his initial court appearance.

The reported motive was an ongoing dispute over the neighbors’ legal target practice; Leonard had allegedly complained to police about the noise. Does anyone have information about Ashley, the household on Floyd Drive, or the dispute that could help clarify what led to this escalation?