Student dies after shooting himself in Upstate High School parking lot, police say
Student had head wound when deputies arrived (Source: Storyblocks) By WYFF Staff | May 5, 2021 at 11:39 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 12:43 PM
WARE SHOALS, S.C. (WYFF/WIS) - A student has died after he shot himself in the parking lot of Ware Shoals High School Monday, according to police.
Ware Shoals Police Chief Bryan Louis said the victim and a friend were sitting in a vehicle about 8 a.m. and were approached because they were late.
Louis said there was a Juul in the vehicle, which was confiscated.
A Greenwood woman was found dead in her bed Sunday morning at the Greenwood County jail a few days after her arrest, according to officials.
Tara Tharpe Godfrey, 45, of Woodlawn Road died while in custody at the jail, according to Greenwood County Coroner Sonny Cox. Her manner and cause of death are undetermined pending further investigation and an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday.
Maj. Lonnie Smith, jail administrator, said Godfrey was found dead in her cell Sunday morning by detention officers. Cox listed her time of death as about 6:20 a.m. Sunday.
âWe secured the cell area and notified SLED and the coronerâs office immediately,â Smith said.
For some, however, home is the worst place they could be.
Where to get help
Victims of domestic violence in need of help may contact Meg s House at 888-847-3915. The number for the National Domestic Abuse Hotline is 800-799-SAFE(7233). You may also visit the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault s website at sccadvasa.org.
As COVID-19 raged across the U.S., leaving schools and businesses shuttered, and millions ordered to stay home, another pandemic started to rage as people were stuck at home and unemployment soared: domestic violence.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced domestic violence.
For some, however, home is the worst place they could be.
Where to get help
Victims of domestic violence in need of help may contact Meg s House at 888-847-3915. The number for the National Domestic Abuse Hotline is 800-799-SAFE(7233). You may also visit the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault s website at sccadvasa.org.
As COVID-19 raged across the U.S., leaving schools and businesses shuttered, and millions ordered to stay home, another pandemic started to rage as people were stuck at home and unemployment soared: domestic violence.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced domestic violence.
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