ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Rock Hill Police Department held a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss the 2021 homicide of 20-year-old Alexis Massey. Authorities have established a hotline and a taskforce to help solve Massey's case.
According to Rock Hill investigators, officers were called to a reported shooting on Hagins Street, near the intersection with Moore Street, just before 11:30 p.m. back on May 10, 2021. When officers got to the area, they were told Massey was taken to a home on Hagins Street after being shot in the head.
She was later rushed to Piedmont Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Detectives have not determined what led to the shooting.
The Rock Hill Police Department said Massey was in Rock Hill visiting family for Mother's Day. Police said she was an incident bystander who was talking to her friend when she was shot.
"She was a good girl, she was only 20, she graduated from Southpoint. She had dreams," her sister said during the news conference on Monday. " I'm trying to do this without crying because it's hard. It's hard."
Forensic crews were called to the area to assist with the investigation. No arrests have been made and Rock Hill Police have not identified a suspect at this time. Rock Hill Police said ATF is offering an award of up to $5,000 for the arrest of the person or persons involved in the shooting. The tip hotline set up for Massey's case is 803-329-5596.
Rock Hill City Councilman Derrick Lindsay for Ward 1, where Massey was killed, said residents and neighbors need people to speak up. .
“It’s hitting home now and we can’t stand idle on the sideline and not get involved,” Lindsay said. “You have to get involved because it’s on your doorstep.”
Any person with information about this shooting or any other incident is asked to call Rock Hill Police at 803-329-5596.
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