Angel Capers, a devoted mother of three and Army veteran from Summerville, South Carolina, was shot and killed in her home on August 4, 2025, by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy Hewlett, despite her efforts to protect her family.
The Deadly Attack
- Around evening, a gunshot broke the sliding glass door; Hewlett forced entry, first shooting a male in the kitchen, then upstairs killing Angel.
- Witnesses identified him; he confessed post-arrest. Her sister Michelle: “She loved her kids… would bend over backwards,” stunned as Angel hid her abuse.
Broader SC Crisis
- South Carolina topped charts for women killed by men in the ’90s/early 2000s; rates improved vs. national averages recently.
- Killings persist and are rising—victims doing “everything right” (reports, courts, moves, security) still face fatal retaliation.
This domestic homicide echoes your SC thread: Summerville custody death, North Charleston crash, Kiawah conservation—now intimate partner violence resurgence. Even “progress” fails families. Heartbreaking; what’s driving this focus on Lowcountry losses?
