COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County coroner Naida Rutherford has released the identity of the victim who died as a result of a shooting at a local hotel last week.

Rutherford says 30-year-old Zakiyah Ali of Columbia died Tuesday, two days after the shooting.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) arrested 33-year-old Jerry Williams on Sunday and charged him with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

RCSD said Williams’ charges stemmed from an incident where deputies were called to 8310 Two Notch Road at around 6 p.m. Sunday. An online search matches the address to an InTown Suites location.

The sheriff’s department said deputies discovered Ali at the scene with a gunshot wound to the upper body. EMS later arrived and took her to a hospital.

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