A mother-of-two was shot and killed in front of her children after a fight with another woman outside a South Carolina Kroger on Valentine’s Day.
Christina Harrison, 23, allegedly shot Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, in the crowded parking lot off Saint Andrews Road on Tuesday just before 4 p.m. before fleeing the scene, according to Irmo Police.
Officials did not say why the women got into an argument, but they did say Harrison turned herself in.
Tyler Borys, Borys’ husband, told WACH that he was heartbroken that he would now have to raise his two children alone, describing his wife as a “great mother” and noting that she had been shot in the back.
Tyler claimed that Harrison shot Borys while his wife, a stylist and nursing student, was shopping at Krogers with their two-year-old and infant in the car.
Borys, he said, was the “best wife you could ever ask for,” and she “built a really strong support system” while she was in cosmetology school.
Borys has also worked as a babysitter since 2021, according to her Facebook page.
The bereaved husband stated that the tragedy occurred just a week after the death of Borys’ brother.
Tyler went on to say that Harrison shot his wife after the fight when her back was turned.
‘From what I have pieced together, they had either concluded the argument or Alex was walking away. It appears she was shot with her back turned.’
Borys and Harrison did not know each other prior to the shooting, according to Irmo Police Chief Bobby Dale.
“Unfortunately, tempers flared, and someone let their anger get the best of them,” he said.
The bereaved family has since established a GoFundMe page in Bory’s honour, which has raised more than $13,000 as of Saturday afternoon.
Harrison has been charged with murder, unlawful pistol carrying, and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.
According to a statement from the Lexington County Bond Court, Harrison did not attend a hearing on Wednesday and has hired a private attorney.
The shooting has shook the small town of Irmo, with many residents claiming that the Kroger was the town’s shopping centre.
‘That shopping centre is our go-to shopping centre, so this whole dynamic has a ripple effect in this entire community,’ Shawne Edwards, a local resident, told WACH.
‘It makes me a little bit more aware because it’s a trying time for anyone and everybody,’ said another resident, Tabitha Foster.
