LaPorsha Jasma Farr, a 37-year-old Black woman from Spartanburg, was shot and killed inside a home on Durham Place Road in the Lake Wateree area of Winnsboro on August 12, 2025 — a day that would have been her 38th birthday. Fairfield County deputies found her unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the neck; a second victim at the scene suffered a hip gunshot wound and was taken to Prisma Health Richland in stable condition. The Fairfield County Coroner pronounced Farr dead at the scene.

Investigators say an argument among people at the residence escalated and one man produced a handgun and opened fire. Within two days, three men who had been present were taken into custody. Authorities identified Jerry L. Jones, 41, of Greenville, as the alleged shooter; he was arrested after a three-hour standoff and charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Benny L. Grady and William E. Mack were arrested without incident and charged as accessories after the fact. Multiple agencies assisted in the investigation.

Funeral services for Farr were held in Spartanburg. Does anyone who knew LaPorsha or was in the Lake Wateree area that day have information that could help investigators?