Cowpens, SC – A 24-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempting to murder his girlfriend after she confronted him for allegedly using her car to cheat with another woman. Prosecutors said the man fired more than 40 shots at her vehicle as she tried to drive away, striking her in the neck.
The Incident: Confrontation Turns Deadly
According to the Seventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office, the shooting took place on April 17, 2023, in Cowpens, a small town in Spartanburg County. The defendant, Kelbrez Antrial Stringer, had borrowed his girlfriend’s car earlier that day while she was at work.
When she finished her shift, Stringer used her car to pick her up. During their drive home, another woman called the girlfriend, alleging that Stringer had used her vehicle to meet and cheat with her.
“A verbal argument between Stringer and his girlfriend ensued. Once they arrived in Cowpens, she had Stringer exit her vehicle so she could continue home alone,” prosecutors stated…