In the early morning hours of August 12, 2018, the life of 33-year-old Nakya D. Scott was tragically cut short in her Northeast Columbia, South Carolina home. Scott was in her bedroom with her boyfriend, preparing to go to bed, when a bullet pierced through the wall and struck her in the upper body. The shooting occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of Faraway Drive. Several juvenile residents were also present in the home at the time of the incident.
Scott was rushed to a local hospital by EMS but succumbed to her injuries, and was pronounced dead at 3:28 a.m. An autopsy later confirmed that a gunshot wound to the upper body was the cause of her death.
The investigation into the senseless act of violence led authorities to two suspects. Over the Labor Day weekend of that same year, the Richland County Sheriff's Department, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals, apprehended two brothers in connection with the murder. 26-year-old Eugene Ivery was arrested on Saturday at a Motel 6, while his younger brother, 24-year-old Forest Rakiem Ivery, was taken into custody on Monday on Duke Avenue.
Both Eugene and Forest Ivery were charged with the murder of Nakya Scott. Following their arrests, they were booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. In addition to the murder charge, Eugene Ivery also faced other charges from a prior incident, including domestic violence, harassment, and a weapons violation.
