Greg Baughman was a 43-year-old United States Marine Corps veteran and UPS supervisor who co-owned Hitchcock Animal Hospital in Aiken, South Carolina, with his wife. On the evening of December 1, 2024, Aiken County deputies responded to a Prides Crossing home for a domestic-related incident and found Baughman on the floor with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:30 p.m. Investigators recovered a black handgun from the kitchen counter and several spent casings; an arrest warrant later stated he had been shot multiple times in the back and again while lying on the floor.

The sole suspect present when deputies arrived was Baughman’s estranged wife, Dr. Jennifer Kerri Ray, 44, who was taken into custody. The couple had separated on August 29, 2024, and Baughman filed for legal separation on October 25, 2024. Ray was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; her attorney alleged she’d been a victim of domestic abuse and said she had been hospitalized for injuries the previous month. As of February 2025 the case was moving through the court system.

Did anyone in Aiken know the couple’s situation or have information about what happened at the Prides Crossing home?