Incident

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3-09-2025 South Carolina Lancaster 2-1

Location

March 09, 2025

542 Mosteller Dr
Lancaster, South Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Colin
Age: 6
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Christina McVay
Age: 44
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Jacob Tyler Sobieraj
Age: 24
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

Called LE and confessed shooting woman and child; killed in gun battle with responding LEOs.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/lancaster-county/man-killed-in-shooting-involving-lancaster-county-deputies-after-claiming-he-killed-a-woman-and-her-child/

URL: https://www.abccolumbia.com/2025/03/09/lancaster-man-confesses-to-killing-woman-and-child-dies-in-shootout-with-police/

URL: https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article301772094.html

URL: https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article302061539.html

URL: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/loved-ones-mourning-a-mother-and-her-young-son/275-9f0aa98d-7b75-486f-a54d-2961657a4d37

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 27
State House District: 53