Man fatally shoots girlfriend with her 4-year-old son there, officials say

A man who killed his girlfriend and then said he wanted police officers to kill him has been taken into custody after a short standoff, Newberry County deputies said.Laurens County deputies said 40-year-old Ronald Davis called 911 early Sunday and said his girlfriend pointed a gun at him at a Fountain Inn home and he grabbed it away and shot her.Officials said dispatchers were called around 1:30 a.m. about the shooting on Allen Bridge Road in Laurens County.Davis told dispatchers that his girlfriend pointed a gun at him, but he took the gun away and shot her with it, according to officialsHe also told dispatchers that he would wait at the scene but was no longer there when deputies arrived, Stiles said.Officers found Davis at a home in Newberry County.About two hours later, Newberry County deputies surrounded the home near Newberry after finding Davis' car. Authorities say Davis told officers he wanted them to kill him, but gave himself up peacefully an hour later.The Laurens County Coroner's Office said Shana Prophet, 28, was killed. Her 4-year-old son was home, but not injured, the office said.The child is now in the custody of the Department of Social Services, the coroner said.The Newberry County Sheriff's Office said Davis was threatening to take his own life or commit suicide by cop, leading to a standoff.Deputies evacuated two homes on C.R. Koon Highway during the standoff.Investigators said the suspect turned himself in to deputies about an hour after the standoff began.Davis is being held without bail.

A man who killed his girlfriend and then said he wanted police officers to kill him has been taken into custody after a short standoff, Newberry County deputies said.

Laurens County deputies said 40-year-old Ronald Davis called 911 early Sunday and said his girlfriend pointed a gun at him at a Fountain Inn home and he grabbed it away and shot her.


Officials said dispatchers were called around 1:30 a.m. about the shooting on Allen Bridge Road in Laurens County.

Davis told dispatchers that his girlfriend pointed a gun at him, but he took the gun away and shot her with it, according to officials

He also told dispatchers that he would wait at the scene but was no longer there when deputies arrived, Stiles said.

Officers found Davis at a home in Newberry County.

About two hours later, Newberry County deputies surrounded the home near Newberry after finding Davis' car. Authorities say Davis told officers he wanted them to kill him, but gave himself up peacefully an hour later.

The Laurens County Coroner's Office said Shana Prophet, 28, was killed. Her 4-year-old son was home, but not injured, the office said.

The child is now in the custody of the Department of Social Services, the coroner said.

The Newberry County Sheriff's Office said Davis was threatening to take his own life or commit suicide by cop, leading to a standoff.

Deputies evacuated two homes on C.R. Koon Highway during the standoff.

Investigators said the suspect turned himself in to deputies about an hour after the standoff began.

Davis is being held without bail.