On the morning of December 28, 2024, 23-year-old Nayeli Guerrero was shot on Sumter Street in Greenwood, South Carolina, and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Greenwood County Coroner’s Office has ruled her death a homicide. Responders arrived at the scene around 1:40 a.m.

The shooting reportedly followed a heated argument between Guerrero and her 29-year-old boyfriend, Guillermo Hernandez Garcia. Garcia is alleged to have shot Guerrero and then fled; law enforcement later located and apprehended him in Mississippi. He faces charges of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and is awaiting extradition back to South Carolina. An autopsy was scheduled to provide further details.

If anyone in Greenwood had contact with her that night or has information about the incident or Garcia’s movements, please come forward.