Kasia Dierra Simmons, 38, was found dead on the evening of June 12, 2024, on the side of Wilson Creek Road in Greenwood, South Carolina. Greenwood County Coroner’s personnel arrived about 9:15 p.m. and determined Simmons had sustained a gunshot wound; her death was ruled a homicide and the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.

Simmons, originally from Simpsonville, was a mother of five. Investigators say some of her young children were found walking alone and seeking help for their mother after the incident. Deputies learned Simmons had been in the company of an unidentified man prior to the shooting; no arrests had been announced as of mid-June 2024.

Authorities have asked the public for information about anyone who was with Simmons before her death and for witnesses who saw or heard anything suspicious in the Pinehurst subdivision on the night of June 12. If anyone knew Kasia or saw activity in that area that evening, please come forward with information.