SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – A woman was found shot to death Saturday evening in a Simpsonville apartment.
According to the Simpsonville Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Jasmine Cove apartments.
Upon arrival, officers found a woman inside her home with a gunshot wound to the head.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman as Genesys Elizah Rice, 18, of Simpsonville.
Rice was a mother of two and former student at Clinton High School.
“She was very well liked and a kind soul,” John Gardner, Clinton High School’s Assistant Principal, said. “Her peers really respected and liked her and so did the faculty.”
“I would love for her to be remembered as sweet, loving, caring and silly,” Michelle Hendricks, Rice’s step-grandmother, added. “She loved everybody.”
Rice’s death was ruled a homicide.
Simpsonville Police told 7NEWS a person of interest has been identified, and officers are “looking into several leads” to apprehend the person.
Anyone with information on the investigation can contact the Simpsonville Police Department at 864-967-9536.
