TyQuirez Rashad Sims, 21, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, was shot to death on the evening of August 22, 2023, outside his apartment at the College Pointe Apartments. Family remembered him for his infectious smile, humble attitude, goofy behavior and for being a new father to a six-month-old son, Ja’Cari.

Owens allegedly took his phone and his firearm during the dispute. Sims followed her to her car to retrieve his belongings, then went back inside and brought her three-year-old son out to the vehicle. While Sims stood on the curb several feet from the car, Owens is reported to have aimed the gun and fired one shot that struck him in the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Owens left with her son and later turned herself in; she initially claimed self-defense, but investigators say her statement conflicted with witness accounts and forensic evidence. Owens was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

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