Elizabeth Rose Bolin, 41, was shot in her Rock Hill home on Mandarin Drive in the early morning of Wednesday, October 8, 2025. York County deputies found her around 5:25 a.m.; she was taken to Piedmont Medical Center and later died of her injuries. Authorities say the shooting followed an argument and was the seventh homicide in the sheriff’s jurisdiction for 2025.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect, 35-year-old William Gatlin Robinson of Clover, described in reports as Bolin’s ex-boyfriend. Friends said Robinson had been abusive and stalked Bolin at her home and at the York County bar where she worked. Bolin had obtained a restraining order and a no-contact order, and deputies had been called to her residence six times previously. Robinson was arrested and charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a weapon by a person with a criminal conviction; he is being held at the York County jail without bail while the investigation continues.

Bolin was remembered by friends as joyful, social, and quick to laugh. She was a mother and grandmother, survived by two daughters and three grandchildren, and a memorial service was held the following week.