Sherri Louise Swoger Redmond, 79, was found dead inside a home on Mimosa Road in Sumter, South Carolina after police responded to a reported shooting on the afternoon of December 11, 2024. Officers arrived around 4:30 p.m. and discovered the Caucasian female with an apparent gunshot wound. Her 78-year-old ex-husband, William Forrest Redmond Jr., who continued to share the residence with her despite their divorce, was at the scene and taken into custody.

William Redmond was arrested and charged with murder and with possession of a weapon during a violent crime; he was booked into the Sumter County Detention Center. The Sumter County Coroner identified Sherri Redmond and an autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina to determine the precise cause of death. Originally from East Liverpool, Ohio, Sherri was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Sumter and is survived by three sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a memorial service was planned at her church.

If anyone knew Sherri or has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward.