On March 5, 2016, a violent domestic incident occurred in Bishopville, South Carolina, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Black / African American Kendra Grooms. Authorities responded to the scene in Lee County where they discovered that Grooms had been fatally shot by her live-in boyfriend, Malcom Holloman. The investigation determined that Holloman turned the weapon on himself immediately after shooting Grooms, sustaining two self-inflicted gunshot wounds in an attempt to end his own
life.
While police identified Malcom Holloman as the sole suspect responsible for the homicide, the legal proceedings faced a significant hurdle due to the physical aftermath of his actions. Holloman survived his suicide attempt but suffered severe trauma from the injuries. Consequently, he was ruled incompetent to stand trial because of his diminished mental status resulting from the self-inflicted gunshot wounds, which halted the prosecution for the murder charge.
At the time of her death, Kendra Grooms was a mother of two young sons and a 2014 graduate of Dreher High School. She had been pursuing a career in the medical field and was studying to become a Patient Care Technician. She was survived by her children, her mother, three brothers, and one sister.
