NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina police identify the woman found dead inside an apartment after they persuaded a man barricaded inside to leave as his girlfriend.
North Charleston police spokesman Spencer Pryor tells news outlets that 47-year-old Lisa Sargent of North Charleston was found dead from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Pryor said officers were called to the apartment complex shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday to check on reports that a man had barricaded himself inside and shot his girlfriend.
Pryor says officers persuaded 55-year-old Tommy Jones to leave the apartment and found the woman's body.
Investigators have not released a motive for the shooting.
Jones has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a crime.
It was not known if he has an attorney.
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