BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman following a fatal shooting at an assisted living facility Friday morning.

Harriett Kay Recker, 82, of Sun City, is facing charges of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

Deputies received a call about a report of shots fired at the Preston Health Center at the Cypress of Hilton Head on the 80 block of Birdsong Way.

Upon arrival, they responded to a patient’s room where they located Recker and her 81-year-old spouse, who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The man died from injuries despite lifesaving efforts from deputies.

The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the name of the man.

Recker is being held at the Beaufort County Deten

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