On the night of October 16, 2023, deputies from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of Crosby Circle in Greenville after reports of a shooting. They found 55-year-old Melissa Sears Jeffcoat suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the head and she was taken to PRISMA Greenville Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

Melissa died around 1:00 p.m. on October 20, 2023. An autopsy the next day listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death as homicide. As of the last update, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Greenville at 23-CRIME.