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Kimberly Waters Leon

Case from Ward, SC dated Mar 31, 2025

Victim Details

Kimberly Waters Leon

Female

White / Caucasian

Ward

SC

2025-03-31

52

Kimberly

Waters Leon

06/22/2026

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In the small community of Ward, South Carolina, a tragedy unfolded on the evening of March 31, 2025, culminating in the death of 52-year-old Kimberly Waters Leon. Deputies from the Saluda County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Darling Ingredients Inc., a local animal processing plant formerly known as Valley Proteins, around 5:45 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered the bodies of Leon and a man, later identified as 44-year-old Willie James Hopkins, Jr. ...
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  • WACH: Saluda County plant shooting confirmed to be murder-suicide
  • https://www.wbtv.com: Deadly shooting at South Carolina factory ruled a murder-suicide, officials say
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    I've been thinking a lot about the workplace aspect of this tragedy. It's haunting to imagine Kimber... ...Read More
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