On April 13, 2026, the body of 31-year-old Ciara Howcott of Hopkins was found in the 2700 block of Howell Court near Farrow Road in Columbia, South Carolina. The death was upgraded to a homicide after investigators determined Howcott died of a gunshot wound to the upper body. Reports say she lived near where her body was found.

Within days, 19-year-old Lee’Sean Emmanuel Davis was arrested. Davis has been charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, resisting arrest and failure to stop; authorities have not disclosed a motive or said whether Howcott and Davis knew each other. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward to assist the investigation.

If anyone knew Ciara Howcott or observed activity in the Howell Court or Farrow Road area on April 13, can you share what you remember with investigators?