Rock Hill man shot dead; A woman is charged with pulling the trigger in his death
A Rock Hill woman has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a man earlier this month.
Zekiya Arleshia Knox, 24, was arrested Thursday after turning herself in to police, said Lt. Michael Chavis of the Rock Hill Police Department.
Police had warrants for her arrest, Chavis said.
The victim, 24, died Dec. 2 on Archer Drive, officials said. He was shot several times and found lying in the street, police officials said.
The victim was identified as Tyquan Price by the York County Coroner.
The shooting happened around 10 p.m. near Archer Drive and Blackmon Street on the city’s southern edge near U.S. 21, Chavis said.
A second male victim was shot at but not injured, Chavis said.
In addition to murder, Knox is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Knox did not appear in Rock Hill municipal court on the charges because she waived the hearing, said her lawyer Jack Swerling of Columbia.
Swerling said he arranged for Knox to turn herself in. Swerling declined to comment on the charge against Knox because he has not yet received the investigative materials from police and prosecutors in the case.
“I don’t have enough information on the case at this point to be able to comment on it,” Swerling said.
A Rock Hill judge cannot set a bond for a murder charge under South Carolina law.
She will be transferred to the York County jail.
Swerling said that he expects to seek a bond for Knox in circuit court and that his office will conduct its own investigation into the allegations.
Murder in South Carolina carries a penalty of 30 years to life for a conviction under state law.
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This story was originally published December 12, 2019 at 2:22 PM.
