Background: News footage of the home where Reuben Arthur Leonard allegedly opened fire on his neighbors (WLTX). Inset left: Ashley McFarland (GoFundMe). Inset right: Reuben Arthur Leonard (Sumter County Sheriff’s Office).
A South Carolina man allegedly shot and killed a 11-year-old girl at his neighbor’s house, where he intended to “kill everybody” inside, according to police.
Reuben Arthur Leonard, 80, was charged with murder after he allegedly shot his wife, 76-year-old Felicia Leonard, and an 11-year-old girl, Ashly McFarland. In a Facebook post, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said that officers responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Sumter, a city around 45 miles east of Columbia, at 10:32 p.m. on the night of April 16. Witnesses reportedly identified Leonard as the man who entered his neighbors’ home and began “firing a weapon.”
According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Leonard was reportedly disgruntled about his neighbors shooting targets in their yard and repeatedly complained to police. Days after making a recent complaint, Leonard allegedly went into his neighbors’ home and opened fire.
