PICKENS COUNTY — Bail has been denied to a woman accused of fatally shooting a man on Big Foot Road in Pickens.
According to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office, the victim has been identified as 63-year old Douglas James Nelson. The manner of death has been ruled as a homicide, they said.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the scene at approximately 5:38 p.m. on Saturday.
Officials say that upon arrival, deputies located a man with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Though lifesaving efforts were initiated, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
When detectives arrived, a suspect, 33-year-old Soshinque Barney White, was identified and brought in for questioning.
She was later charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
White is being held at the Pickens County Detention Center without bond.