A fatal Greenville County shooting that began with a murder charge has ended with a guilty plea and a sentence of time served nearly four years after 24-year-old Curtavious Smith was shot in the backyard of a Clemson Avenue home.
Ivy Robinson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on June 17 in Greenville County, according to court records cited by WSPA 7News. Robinson, who was 24 at the time of the plea, was sentenced to time served.
What Deputies Said Happened On Clemson Avenue
Deputies responded around 4:30 p.m. on October 20, 2022, to a home on Clemson Avenue near Alice Street and found Smith suffering from a gunshot wound in the backyard. As FOX Carolina reported, investigators said Robinson and Smith had been in a verbal and physical dispute over a vehicle before the shooting.
Robinson was initially charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to the earlier reporting. The case was later resolved with the involuntary-manslaughter plea rather than a murder conviction.
Smith Was Later Listed Among Domestic Violence Victims
Robinson and Smith were described as being in a relationship, giving the case a domestic-violence context. The South Carolina Attorney General's Office later listed Smith, 24, among the Greenville County victims recognized in the state's accounting of fatal domestic violence cases from 2022.
