Woman not intended target in Rock Hill shooting, police say

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A young woman was senselessly killed in a shooting that took place late Saturday night in Rock Hill.

It happened along Mount Gallant Road near Cherry Road.

After the homicide, it didn’t take Rock Hill police long to make an arrest.

They charged 34-year-old Sean Xavier Hubbard of Clover with murder.

Police said 19-year-old Camariya Tidwell was an innocent victim and wasn’t the intended target.

But the family is upset with the police because they don’t believe officers acted quickly enough.

They say there were two prior shooting incidents, and they believe it was obvious who was responsible.

Shifarnia McCullough is the victim’s mother. She thinks police could have prevented her daughter’s murder.

“This man came back and killed my 19-year-old daughter,” McCullough said. “She didn’t hate nobody. She loved everybody. She was innocent, but you’re telling now that she’s gone, ‘Oh, we found his address.’ Why didn’t you find his address four hours ago when he shot through my house?”

That shooting took place Saturday afternoon, and it occurred hours before the fatal shooting.

‘Horrendous’

Rock Hill Police Department Lt. Michael Chavis said eight officers responded, investigated, identified the suspect, and went to his home. They couldn’t find him.

“We do know that victim was not the intended target,” he said on Monday. “It was somebody else our suspect had an issue with, and he thought the best way to solve this was to engage in violence, which is horrendous. It should not have happened.”

They continued to work the case, but around 11 p.m. they got another call saying someone had returned and shot at the house again. This time, Tidwell was shot and killed.

The family says a video showed Hubbard at the home before the fatal shooting, brandishing the rifle. Channel 9 obtained the disturbing footage early Monday morning.

Hubbard was also charged with one of those other shootings. He is in jail under no bond.

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