Search for 5-year-old reported missing after her mother was killed, SC cops say
UPDATE: The missing girl is presumed to have been killed along with her mother according to the Sumter Police Department, which corrected the spelling of the 5-year-old’s first name from a previous report.
Original Story
A South Carolina woman was killed and her young daughter is missing, the Sumter Police Department said Monday.
A search is underway for 5-year-old Nevaeh Lashy Adams, police said in a news release.
Nevaeh was reported missing after the body of her mother, Sharee Bradley, was found by a family member inside her Lantana Apartments residence on Monday, according to the release.
No cause of death has been given for the 29-year-old, but a suspect is in custody, police said.
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Tuesday, according to police.
After he was seen running away from the residence, 28-year-old Daunte Maurice Johnson was arrested, according to the news release. Information on charges Johnson is facing was not available.
Police said they are not certain what role, if any, Johnson has in Nevaeh’s disappearance.
Nevaeh is described by police as a 4-foot-3, 50-pound girl with braided black hair and colored beads, according to the release.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately, the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700, CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or submit an online tip.
This story was originally published August 5, 2019 at 10:58 PM.
