In a tragic event that unfolded in Columbia, South Carolina, 31-year-old Arianna Natasha Noble-Johnson, a female, lost her life on November 24, 2019. The circumstances of her death were determined by law enforcement to be a murder-suicide. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department responded to a call at a residence on Banner Hill Road around 3:30 p.m.
on that Sunday afternoon.
Upon their arrival, authorities discovered the bodies of Arianna and her husband, 31-year-old Joshua Seth Johnson. Both individuals had sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body and were pronounced dead at the scene. The discovery was made by the couple's roommate, who then alerted the authorities. The Richland County Coroner's Office later confirmed the cause of death for both individuals.
The subsequent investigation conducted by the Richland County Sheriff's Department concluded that Joshua Seth Johnson shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself. This conclusion was supported by evidence found at the scene and autopsies performed on both individuals. The coroner's report indicated that the shootings had likely occurred sometime between the evening of Friday, November 22, and the late hours of Saturday, November 23.
As the investigation identified Joshua Seth Johnson as the sole perpetrator in the murder of his wife, and he was also deceased, no arrests were made in connection with Arianna's death. The case was considered closed following the determination of it being a murder-suicide. The incident was described by the sheriff's department as an isolated event with no further threat to the community.
