York Co. assistant manager among 4 shot dead in Rock Hill

York County Assistant Manager Anna Hubbard Moore was among four people found shot to death at a Rock Hill, South Carolina home Sunday evening, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.

Moore, 50, was found dead at 985 Dunlap Roddey Road late Sunday afternoon, York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said in a statement. Moore’s husband, 55-year-old Randy Eugene Moore, her son, 31-year-old Jason Lockamy, and her son’s girlfriend, 31-year-old Lora Kathryn Young, were also found dead at the home.

All four died of gunshot wounds.

By 8 p.m., officials with the York County Sheriff’s Office said they were not looking for a suspect or shooter in the case.

Randy Moore has a criminal record dating back to 1978, when he was 18, according to State Law Enforcement Division and state court records. That includes multiple convictions for driving under the influence and one conviction for conspiracy to violate South Carolina drug laws.

Court records show Young pleaded guilty in 2011 to criminal domestic violence first offense, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Anna Moore and Lockamy do not have criminal records in South Carolina, according to SLED.

Law enforcement officials said they were called to the home around 5:45 p.m. Sunday. Later, they spoke with someone who had been inside the home earlier, officials said.

Sheriff Bruce Bryant said it appeared all the victims were killed Sunday.

Few details have been released about the shooting. At 8:30 a.m. Monday, a spokesman for York County Sheriff's Office said there is no new information.

At least one victim was found dead outside the home, in the backyard, said Trent Faris, sheriff’s office spokesman.

The crime scene was active for several hours on the residential street. The home where the shooting occurred is located near the Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene, just off Saluda Road. The area is located in southern Rock Hill, just outside the city’s limits.

Anna Moore was the assistant county manager for York County, and supervised Animal Control, the Department of Fire Safety, Emergency Management, the detention center, Public Safety Communications and the Summer Feeding Program. Moore also served as interim county manager in 2013 while the County Council searched for a replacement for Jim Baker. They ultimately hired Bill Shanahan.

"We lost one of our own," Shanahan said Monday, calling the York County government a "family."  

Shanahan said Moore worked for the county for 10 years.  He said she was always professional and people liked her. "If you had a problem, she was the person you'd go to."

As an assistant county manager, Moore served alongside the county government's top public employee Shanahan and York County's other Assistant County Manager David Larson.

Moore attended all York County Council meetings, often making presentations to elected officials about public projects and local government needs.

Recently, she led the search for a new director of emergency management services for the county. She also worked closely with the boards for fire departments in York County's rural areas.

"When the fire trucks show up at your house and put out that fire, when the ambulances show up and save your life, Anna made that possible," he said.

Shanahan said county department heads met Monday morning. Officials also brought in grief counselors.

"It wasn't real until we walked in here this morning," Shanahan said.

Longtime York County Councilman Curwood Chappell was also saddened to hear the news about Moore.

"York County citizens lost a dedicated employee. She did her job well," Chappell said.

While Moore served as the interim county manager, Chappell said, she worked hard "trying to keep peace in the valley" during a time of leadership transition.

Britt Blackwell, chair of the York County Council, also recalled working closely with Moore around 2013 while she served as interim county manager.

Moore was a tad reluctant to take on the interim role, Blackwell said, but "she was a true professional about it." During the transition, he said, Moore provided "solid" leadership and displayed tremendous work ethic

Blackwell described Moore as a "calm and level-headed" employee who "will be greatly missed" by York County colleagues.

Though the county's elected council makes the final decision on major spending and policy, Blackwell said he and others rely on getting good advice and feedback from York County department heads and managers. "Anna was an integral part of that."

Fellow County Councilman Bruce Henderson also said he remembers Moore as "absolutely a professional" and a "highlight" of his experiences in working on various York County matters. "She was very pleasant to work with," Henderson said.

Moore was especially important to expanding and improving various public safety services for the county, Henderson said.

Shanahan asked residents to pray for Moore's family during this time of tragedy. "She bragged about her children and family," he said.

Neighbors said Sunday night that a family had just moved into the home about two weeks ago. York County tax and property records show the home was sold last month.

Court records show that Randy Moore:

• Pleaded guilty in 1991 to DUI first offense and paid a $677.50 fine.

• Was again convicted in 2003 of DUI first offense, for which he paid a $759.50 fine.

• Was convicted in 2004 of driving with an unlawful blood alcohol content and paid a $992 fine.

• Pleaded guilty in 2010 to DUI second offense, was sentenced to one year in jail, suspended upon his serving five days and paying fines totaling $2,524.

• Pleaded guilty in 2006 to attempt and conspiracy to violate the general provisions of state drug laws. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, which was suspended upon completion of two years' probation, 90 days in jail and a $786 fine.

Randy Moore also was charged in 1991 with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and conspiracy to violate state drug laws, court records show. Both of those charges were dismissed two years later.

In 2009, court records show, he was charged with driving with an unlawful blood alcohol content. That charge was dismissed a year later.

York County has had one other homicide this year, officials said Sunday. That case involved a house fire in Catawba that killed a 14-month-old boy.

This story was originally published July 5, 2015 at 8:18 PM with the headline "York Co. assistant manager among 4 shot dead in Rock Hill."