2:49 PM, Jul 21, 2011
Richland County, SC (WLTX) -- The
Richland County Coroner's office has
released the names of the man and woman
killed in a domestic dispute Wednesday
night.
Coroner Gary Watts says Joann B. Hill, 25,
died from multiple gunshot wounds. The
suspect, 36-year-old DeShawn
Washington, died from an apparent self-
inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Richland County deputies say
Washington shot Hill multiple times in a car
at Freshly Mill Road and Pet Sites Road.
Officers say Washington also shot the
couple's two-year-old daughter. Previous
Coverage: Man, Woman die in domestic
shooting, child injured
Hill and the child were taken to the
hospital, where Hill later died.
Deputies found Washington dead on the
front porch of a home on Sid Eargle Road.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said while
his officers responded to the incident,
Washington fired two shots at a deputy, but
the officers was not hit.
Deputies say the man eventually shot
himself to death, and deputies found his
body on the porch. Lott said deputies
never returned fire.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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