Police: Spartanburg man fatally shoots girlfriend after he says she tried to stab him

Spartanburg police and the coroner's office are investigating a shooting that happened during a domestic incident Saturday. Officers said the shooting happened around 1:40 p.m. on Baltimore Street, and at the scene, officers found a woman with a gunshot injury.The coroner identified the woman as Quanisha Fernanders, 23, of Spartanburg.Officers said when they arrived at the scene, the suspect, Charvix Wright, met them in the home's yard and said he had an argument with his girlfriend before the shooting.According to an incident report, Wright told dispatchers Fernanders tried to stab him, before he shot her.Wright was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, officers said.

Spartanburg police and the coroner's office are investigating a shooting that happened during a domestic incident Saturday.

Officers said the shooting happened around 1:40 p.m. on Baltimore Street, and at the scene, officers found a woman with a gunshot injury.


The coroner identified the woman as Quanisha Fernanders, 23, of Spartanburg.

Officers said when they arrived at the scene, the suspect, Charvix Wright, met them in the home's yard and said he had an argument with his girlfriend before the shooting.

According to an incident report, Wright told dispatchers Fernanders tried to stab him, before he shot her.

Wright was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, officers said.