Antrina Natasha-Smith Smith, 42, was found dead in her Greenville, South Carolina, home on May 3, 2024, the victim of a gunshot wound to the head. Family remembered her as a loving, passionate and sociable woman who treated everyone like family and who had proudly celebrated her son Nyjaylan’s high school graduation in 2023.

Tensions between Antrina and her son grew during his teens amid rebellious behavior and contacts with law enforcement. On May 3 she was accosted in her bedroom and fatally shot. The Greenville Police Department arrested and charged her 19-year-old son, Nyjaylan Smith, with murder and with possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Her funeral was held May 19, 2024, as family and the community mourned. If anyone knew Antrina or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward to the Greenville Police Department.