Police say 19-year-old Camariya Tidwell was not the intended target when a Clover man opened fire outside a home.
ROCK HILL, SC — A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed Saturday night outside a Rock Hill home after the same residence had been struck by gunfire earlier in the day, police and family members said.
Camariya Tidwell died after the shooting in the 700 block of Mount Gallant Road, near Cherry Road and not far from the U.S. 21 Bypass. Police charged Sean Xavier Hubbard, 34, of Clover, with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He also faces a warrant tied to a separate shooting into the same home.
Rock Hill police said officers were called to the home around 11 p.m. Saturday after reports of gunfire. When officers arrived, they found Tidwell on the ground with a gunshot wound. She died from her injuries. Investigators said Hubbard had shot into the same residence earlier Saturday when no one was home. Tidwell’s mother, Shifarnia McCullough, said the family had already feared more violence before her daughter was killed. “This man came back and killed my 19-year-old daughter,” McCullough said. “She didn’t hate nobody. She loved everybody. She was innocent.”
Police Lt. Michael Chavis said investigators believe Tidwell was not the intended target. He said the suspect had an issue with someone else and chose violence. Chavis called the killing “horrendous” and said it should not have happened. Family members said home surveillance video showed a man armed with a firearm at the property before and around the time of the fatal shooting. Video shared with news outlets appeared to show a person firing into the home earlier in the day and later moving through the yard with a weapon. Police have not released a full public account of the video or said whether all recorded clips are part of the case file.
McCullough said the family believes officers had enough information after the first shooting to stop Hubbard before he returned. Chavis said eight officers responded to the earlier incident, investigated, identified a suspect and went to his home, but they did not find him. Police said they continued working the case before the second call came in late Saturday. The earlier shooting did not injure anyone because no one was inside the home at the time, police said. The later shooting left Tidwell dead outside the family’s residence, turning what relatives described as hours of fear into a homicide investigation.
Hubbard was arrested early Sunday after officers and the York County SWAT team located him on Fig Branch Road near Lake Wylie, more than 20 miles from the Mount Gallant Road scene. Police said a weapon believed to have been used in the killing was recovered, but they did not publicly identify the type of firearm. Hubbard was transferred to the York County jail and held without bond. Police said he was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and that a separate warrant accused him of discharging a firearm into a dwelling.
The case has drawn attention because of the timeline described by police and the family. Investigators said the first shooting happened earlier Saturday at the same address, then the fatal shooting happened late that night. Family members said the home had been targeted and that the danger was clear before Tidwell was killed. Police have not released a motive. They also have not said what relationship, if any, Hubbard had to Tidwell or to the person they believe was the intended target. Chavis said the department’s investigation remained active as officers reviewed evidence, statements and video connected to both shootings.
Neighbors along Mount Gallant Road were left with a crime scene in a normally busy area of Rock Hill, where homes sit near major roads connecting the city to other parts of York County. The shooting happened during a weekend when families were home and traffic moved through nearby Cherry Road and Anderson Road. Relatives described Tidwell as a young woman who was not involved in the dispute that police say led to the gunfire. McCullough said her daughter’s death has left the family demanding answers about why the suspect was not found before the second shooting.
Hubbard’s first court appearance was expected Monday, according to police. The next steps in the case include formal court proceedings, review by prosecutors and continued evidence work by investigators. As of Tuesday, police had announced the arrest and charges but had not released a detailed motive or a full timeline of the earlier response. Tidwell’s family continues to question whether more could have been done before the fatal call came in around 11 p.m.
Author note: Last updated May 19, 2026.