Takeisha Massey, 38, was shot multiple times after a verbal altercation at a residence on Caroline Court in Lancaster, South Carolina, on Saturday, October 9, 2021. First responders found her with life-threatening injuries; she was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina-Lancaster hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified 21-year-old Curtis William Townsend IV, who was the boyfriend of Massey’s daughter, as a suspect. After the shooting Townsend discarded a firearm and hid in an outdoor trash can near the scene before Lancaster Police and Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputies with the violent crimes task force arrested him. He was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and held without bail.

Was anyone in the neighborhood that night willing to come forward with what they saw or heard during the argument?