Natalie Naomi Harris, a 44-year-old Black woman, was found dead inside a residence on Pitty Pat Drive in Florence, South Carolina, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. The Florence County Coroner’s Office determined she died of a gunshot wound and ruled her death a homicide.

The Florence County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation and identified a suspect. James Delynn Alford, of Dillon, South Carolina, was arrested and charged with Harris’s murder; authorities allege a handgun was used inside the Pitty Pat Drive home. Alford was held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing before a Circuit Court judge. Motive and further details of the legal proceedings have not been widely released.

If anyone knew Natalie, saw activity near Pitty Pat Drive on November 23, 2022, or has information about the events that led to her death, please come forward.