Bethanylynn Estelle Shaw was 21 when she was fatally shot at her home on Timmonsville Highway in Darlington, South Carolina, on the evening of December 6, 2023. A Darlington County 911 dispatcher and a mother of two young children, she was pronounced dead at the scene around 5:15 p.m. Her family and coworkers remembered her for a kind and gentle spirit.

Authorities quickly identified a primary suspect: 22-year-old Brandon Dewitt, described as Bethanylynn’s longtime boyfriend and the father of her two children. Their six-month-old child was reportedly present during the incident. Dewitt was arrested and charged with murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and unlawfully placing a child at risk. He was held at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center, denied bond at a December 7, 2023 hearing, and a public defender was appointed.

Anyone who knew Bethanylynn or has information about what happened that evening is asked to come forward.