GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — A woman has been charged with murder and other crimes after a man was found shot to death in an Upstate motel room.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that deputies responded to a burglary call Tuesday night at the Motel 6 located at 2015 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Responding officers found a man dead inside one of the rooms.
The victim is identified as 22-year-old David M. Edens Jr.
Emergency responders found Edens with a wound, according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.
The sheriff’s office arrested Kodesha Iyuna Bryson, 25, of Greenville in Edens’ killing.
Bryson is charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and malicious damage.
Investigators say Bryson and Edens were in a relationship prior to the deadly shooting.
Edens’ family said that he and the suspect have a child together, but we’re no longer a couple at the time of his death.
Bryson allegedly busted out at least one other motel room window while searching for the victim. After arriving at his room, deputies said she shot him during an altercation.
Bryson turned herself into authorities.
She remains in the Greenville County jail without bond.
