A South Carolina man was denied bond for killing a female passenger he was riding with after shooting inside a car on Saturday.
Tyjalen Amonte Choice, was charged with murder and weapons/ possession weapon during a violent crime, according to the arrest warrants.
The victim was identified by several witnesses as Makayla Brown.
Choice shot Makayla in the head while they were inside a vehicle. He then exited the vehicle, fled the scene on foot, and discarded a 9mm Taurus handgun, according to arrest warrants.
Officers say they originally responded to the area due to a report of a vehicle collision that left a person injured. When they arrived on the scene, they discovered that the woman’s injuries were not due to a vehicle collision but rather a gunshot.
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Responding officers arrived at the scene and located a subject matching the description of the possible shooter, according to officers. They add that The subject was detained and taken in for questioning.
Makayla was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to officers.
Greenville County Coroner Park Evans released a statement on the victim. Coroner Evans said in a press release:
“Deputy Coroners responded to the intersection of Jenkins Street and Anderson Street after the decedent, identified as Makayla Adrionna Brown, was pronounced dead on scene by paramedics. An autopsy will be performed on Monday, June 21, 2021.”
Greenville County Coroner Park Evans
Makayla’s cause of death was confirmed to be a gunshot wound to the head and her manner of death was determined to be a homicide, the coroner says.
Makayla’s family describe her as full of life with a big smile.
“Kayla was one of a kind, she was so sweet, so sweet. Every time you saw her she had a smile on her face,” said Kayla’s Aunt Ann Gamble.
Makayla leaves behind a 6-year-old daughter.
The family says she had previously been in a relationship with the Choice.
Choice is currently being held at the Greenville County Detention Center. He appeared before a judge on Monday where he was denied bond.
This incident remains under investigation by the Greenville City Police Department and the Greenville County Coroner’s Office, according to officials.
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