In the quiet community of Blackstock, South Carolina, a young boy's life was tragically cut short on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021. Six-year-old Jonathan Jase Wise, a male student at Chester Park Elementary, was fatally shot at his grandmother's home in Fairfield County. The devastating incident unfolded after the family had returned from a hunting trip.
Authorities arrested the boy's mother, Mary Amelia Rosborough, in connection with his death.
According to police reports, the shooting was an intentional act. Rosborough allegedly told investigators that she wanted to send her son to heaven. The investigation also revealed that Rosborough had reportedly been struggling with drug addiction and had a previous overdose incident about a month prior to the shooting.
Jase was a beloved first-grader and a member of Cub Scout Pack 61. Those who knew him remembered a joyful child who loved four-wheelers, dinosaurs, and Sonic the Hedgehog. His community mourned the loss of a boy who was known for his frequent visits to the apartment complex office for candy after school and his close bond with his friends, with whom he shared a brotherly connection.
Mary Rosborough was charged with murder and held in jail without bond. At the time of the incident, she had been a teaching assistant with Chester County Schools during the previous school year. The community was left to grapple with the profound loss of a young life and the shocking circumstances of his death.
