Patricia Ann Grooms, a 32-year-old female, died on Friday, November 12, 2021, in Colleton County, South Carolina. Her death occurred on Green Pond Highway as a result of a shooting. The incident tragically took place in the presence of her young children.
Three days after the shooting, authorities arrested Billy McLean Head, III, a 38-year-old man from Walterboro, and charged him with her murder. Head was reportedly Patricia's boyfriend.
He initially claimed that the shooting was an act of self-defense and was treated at the scene for a non-life-threatening laceration on his arm.
In addition to the murder charge, the Colleton County Sheriff's Office later filed further charges against Head. These included possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and unlawful conduct toward a child. The case against Billy McLean Head, III, is proceeding through the legal system.
