Monique Worthy, 42, was killed on her birthday, June 29, 2025, at a residence on Levity Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Responding officers found her inside the home around 7 p.m. with a fatal gunshot wound. The shooting has been described as a domestic-related homicide and was treated as an isolated incident.

Police quickly focused on Worthy’s boyfriend, 36-year-old Cordera B. Hopkins. He was initially named a person of interest; warrants were issued and Hopkins was arrested on July 3, 2025. He was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and booked into the Richland County Detention Center. Worthy’s 21-year-old daughter was reportedly present in the home at the time.

Family and neighbors remembered Worthy as caring and generous, often cooking for others and spending time with neighborhood children. No specific motive has been publicly released; did anyone in the community know Monique or have information about that night?