Kylie Summer Rutledge, 25, was shot and killed on the back patio of an apartment at Howell Commons Apartments on Howell Circle in Greenville, South Carolina, on the late afternoon of February 7, 2025. Deputies were dispatched about 4:15 p.m. after a 911 call about a gunshot victim; the coroner pronounced her dead at the scene. She is remembered by family as a loving mother to her daughter Nyomi Grace and as someone with an infectious laugh and a big heart.

Investigators say both Rutledge and 23-year-old Cheyenne Alesia Carmel Ramirez were guests at the apartment when the fatal shooting occurred. Ramirez was arrested on March 17, 2025, and charged with involuntary manslaughter after authorities determined Ramirez shot Rutledge while they were both handling a firearm. The apartment’s tenant was later charged with distributing methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm. Ramirez was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center with bond set at $20,000.

What information do readers have about the events at Howell Commons Apartments that afternoon?