A family visit in Spartanburg turned deadly on October 13, 2024. Marisa Lashae Dowdle, 29, was shot in the head and killed after an argument at a Foxborough Road residence escalated into violence. Her sister was also shot inside the home and taken to hospital with injuries reported as survivable.

Authorities say 38-year-old Tyrone Douglas Brown of Spartanburg had been at the home to see his child. A verbal dispute between Brown and the sisters became physical, and Brown produced a firearm and shot one sister inside. When Marisa chased him outside, she was shot in the road and later pronounced dead at the scene. The sisters’ mother called 911 around 5:30 p.m., gave Brown’s name and a direction of flight, and deputies found Brown a short distance away.

Brown was arrested and charged with murder, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He told investigators he acted in self-defense, but witnesses and scene evidence reportedly contradicted that account.

If anyone witnessed the events that evening or has information about the case, please share what is known.