Edward Toot Townsend, 57, was fatally shot in his daughter’s apartment one Monday night in August in the Palmetto Place Apartments on Pardue Street in Lancaster, South Carolina. Townsend had been visiting his four-year-old daughter and had been in the home for less than 30 minutes when a man entered. A witness said words were exchanged and the visitor produced a gun and fired a single, fatal shot. Townsend was taken to MUSC-Lancaster Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

Lancaster Police identified 56-year-old James Singleton of Lancaster as the suspect and issued a murder warrant, warning he should be considered armed and dangerous and was believed to be traveling on foot. After a two-day search, Singleton was arrested in nearby Rock Hill in a coordinated operation involving Lancaster and Rock Hill police, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and the Department of Pardon, Probation, and Parole. He was held at the Lancaster Police Department and the investigation remained active to determine the full circumstances.

If anyone witnessed that night at Palmetto Place Apartments or has information about Townsend’s final movements, please come forward.