Name released for 25-year-old woman killed at Aiken motel
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - 2025 continues to be off to a deadly start, with a 25-year-old shot dead early Monday at an Aiken County motel.
The homicide is at least the seventh so far in 2025 in the CSRA, just about three weeks into the year.
The victim from this latest shooting has been identified as Nyasia Dowling, of Aiken, according to Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables.
This latest shooting happened around 4:40 a.m. at the American Hearth Inn in the 3900 block of Richland Avenue West, according to authorities.
When deputies arrived, they found a woman dead in a room with at least one gunshot wound. Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said his staff confirmed she was dead on the scene at 5:15 a.m.
We talked to a witness who works next to the motel, who told us a woman was shot several times and a child was present.
The victim’s name will be released after positive identification and notification of next-of-kin, Ables says.
An autopsy will be conducted in Newberry.
2nd suspect arrested, 1 sought in slaying of Augusta store employee
A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the armed robbery and murder of an employee at Augusta Smoke Shop, we learned on Monday.
Ables’ office and the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office are continuing with the investigation.
The latest shooting comes amid a more than two-year outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed around 200 lives across the CSRA.
Communities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River.
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