De‑Erica Fisher, 21, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a field near the intersection of Highway 9 and Pine Needle Drive in Longs, South Carolina, on the afternoon of Sunday, January 23, 2022. Horry County officers responded to a reported shooting around 1:30 p.m.; the Horry County Coroner’s Office confirmed Fisher died at the scene.

Officers encountered 22‑year‑old Yunique Demsa Weathers of Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the field holding a weapon. She complied with officers’ commands to drop the gun after emptying its chamber and was taken into custody at the scene. Weathers was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center and held without bond.

Fisher, who lived in Godwin, North Carolina, is survived by her parents, a young daughter, and numerous siblings; a funeral service was held in Raeford with burial in Dunn. Specific details about any trial, verdict, or sentencing are not available publicly.

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