Man shot, wife arrested after domestic dispute in Florence
Angela E. Kershner/Morning News
A residence at 1321 W. Evans St., Florence, is cordoned off after a domestic dispute led to a shooting Wednesday afternoon. Monica Ramadan, 36, is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill in connection with the shooting of her husband, Mohmed Ramadan, Florence Police Inspector Allen Heidler said.
Published: August 12, 2009
Updated: August 13, 2009
Florence police are investigating a domestic dispute that ended Wednesday afternoon with a man shot in the neck and his wife in jail.
Monica Ramadan, 36, is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill in connection with the shooting of her husband, Mohamed Ramadan, Florence Police Inspector Allen Heidler said.
The couple were arguing about noon at their residence at 1321 W. Evans St., when the woman picked up a gun, aimed it at the man and the gun went off, Florence Police Lt. James Rodgers said.
The woman told police she didn’t realize the gun was loaded, Rodgers said.
The man was responsive as he was being taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The bullet exited his body near his arm pit area.
Witnesses said two children were in the residence, located between Realty Word Pee Dee Properties and the office of Cheryl Turner-Hopkins, Attorney at Law, when the shooting occurred.
The children are now in the custody of a family member.
Ramadan remains in jail at the Florence County Detention Center.
It’s the second such incident reported in the Pee Dee this year.
On Jan. 6, a Mullins woman was shot in the neck by her boyfriend who then turned the gun on himself, Marion County sheriff’s deputies said.
Arista Lynn Snipes, 40, told deputies she had been shot by her live-in boyfriend, 64-year-old Ronald Richardson, who then fatally shot himself in the head at her home on Sand Company Court, east of Mullins.
Snipes told deputies the two had been arguing since Richardson came home. She said he was highly intoxicated and he’d beaten her throughout the day.
Later, when the two were in bed, Richardson got up and went into the bathroom, and he followed her and shot her, Snipes told deputies. He then turned the gun on himself, she said.
EMS personnel said Snipes had been shot in the neck area and suffered a shattered vertebra, according to the sheriff’s office incident report.
Marion County Sheriff Mark Richardson, who is no relation to the dead man, said deputies previously were called to the couple’s home March 7, 2008, by Snipes, who told them Richardson was drinking heavily and had run her off the road when she was driving her vehicle away from the residence. He was arrested at that time and charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature.
Domestic violence comprised 62 percent of the victim population served by the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. During that same period, the coalition provided assistance to 1,012 victims of domestic violence.
Domestic violence is a deliberate act, according to the Pee Dee Coalition. If a boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, or someone you share a child with repeatedly injures you or threatens to do bodily harm to you, that is considered domestic violence. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, and offenders consist of individuals of all levels, including both genders, all races, all age groupings, and all socio-economic and educational levels.
The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 billon each year, $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health services, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Victims of intimate partner violence lost almost 8 million days of paid work as a result of the violence. This loss is equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and almost 5.6 million days of household productivity.
Anyone with information about possible cases of domestic violence is encouraged to contact the nearest law enforcement agency.
In addition, the Pee Dee Coalition provides assistance and resources designed to help victims of these crimes and can be reached any time at (843) 669-4600 or (800) 273-1820.
Organized in 1986, the Pee Dee Coalition is one of 15 domestic violence programs in South Carolina. It is a nonprofit volunteer organization and United Way agency that serves seven Pee Dee counties: Florence, Darlington, Marion, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dillon, and Williamsburg. Its Web site is http://www.peedeecoalition.org.
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Before this story gets any older, I have to stop procrastinating and clarify a few things.
I said ‘They (the law)think or did think that the one who stays most calm is the victim, one big fallacy.‘
I should have said; the law can not expect a victim (hate that word) to be very composed by the time they arrive and she tries to communicate with them. It is not always possible that she, the victim, (or he, when applicable) will be calm. The person will be distraught, possibly in shock, they may even really be furious by this time, there will be a myriad of emotions and one of which being embarrassment…that this has happened to their life.
As far as self esteem goes, this has really bothered me that I have not clarified by now!
It has NOTHING to do with poor self esteem. In the beginning. Of course once a person is in this type relationship self esteem can greatly be damaged. That is all part of the plan of an abuser.
A person with low self esteem probably IS the abuser! Which is why they have to take their ‘loved one’ down with them.
What has to be taught is the fact that there are abusive relationships, anyone can find themselves caught up in one and there really are ways out before you let it get too deep. Nothing is worth staying in one.
(A good parent will raise their child to have good self-esteem anyway.)
My only ‘agenda’ as someone once said, is this; to make sure if I can that these things aren’t ignored or mis-handled a-n-y l-o-n-g-e-r!
Posted by ( GG ) on August 13, 2009 at 11:43 am
GG, one hundred percent correct! Starting in the home just like the birds and the bees at an early age. And it needs to start in schools BEFORE the ninth grade, that is too late!
And stopit, good post. That real story? This man was protected in ways you couldn’t imagine. Only made him know he could continue getting away with it. Real cases against him were put into storage and LAW refused to bring them out. This person will never feel safe from that [man] and such a shame, she can’t even get a permanent protective order against him.
THE LAW DOES NOT WORK YET FOR MOST VICTIMS. They (the law)think or did think that the one who stays most calm is the victim, one big fallacy.
There is much work to be done.
Prevention of domestic violence should include teaching teen girls self respect and how to spot red flag behavior (and maybe they will have a better chance to avoid abusive men).
One good tip is this:
-if your friends and family don’t like your boyfriend- listen to them.
Wow… That was deep “angelswalk” and I totally understand what you’re saying.. I’ve witness 99% of what you said just now as a child.. So I do know at first hand what you feel. My entire family went through it for years until I got older to snap and do something about it.. And you know the bad part the state of SC has no law “ Self Defense” and that’s bad due to all the abuse women are going through day for day. And I’ve know females who dealing with this problem RIGHT now. But they tell me it’s hard to leave. Due to the threats and beatings she’s been going through. But I do know that a woman will turn into a LION if her cubs are being threaten. I don’t care how much she’s been dealing with.. When it comes down to your KIDS. WOW!!! A side of you will come out that will scare your own self. But now we all have to think.. get out involve Law Enforcement, because that’s going to be one of thee first question.. Has this happen before and did you call the Police to come out???
Its painfully obvious none of you posting have ever been abused; beaten down, Manipulated, controlled,etc etc.
So easy for bystanders or witnesses to give that great advice, get out stop it!
“But the solve that problem.. Stop it and get out!!!!! Picking up a gun is a bad idea. In the on the street.. Don’t pull a gun if you’re not prepared to use it.. Point blank!!!“
Sometimes when trying to stop {it] trying to protect yourself or your kids, you do something that normally you would not do.
True story, A man held a pistol to his temple many times while holding a woman by the arm. Over nothing! Do you know how terrifying that is? They always say look what [you] made me do! When that didn’t work he held same pistol to her head or pointed at her chest and head. Some times personal pistol, some times service revolver. He would sometimes throw that pistol down daring her to pick it up. Taunting her. Calling IDIOT and other sweet nothings. She picked it up once after the man had been terrorizing her and tossed it on the bed towards her. She could have shot him and it would have been self defense but the law and the good citizens would have never accepted that. Because they didn’t know the short history. They wouldn’t have known or accepted that she was being mentally physically and sexually abused. They wouldn’t have seen that the man had been tormenting her in so many ways. That (real) woman has a happy life now with real love but still there are times when she almost wishes she had pulled that trigger, at least some of the h3ll that follows her would have been of her own doing. But of course, she is glad she didn’t have that instinct in her to pull the trigger. She still watches over her shoulder and hides herself out so she never has to run across the one who just won’t go away and who undoubtedly is still acting like a charming saint he isn’t.
Would you like to walk in those shoes and see what choices you would make in the heat of defense or terror? I doubt it.
It is so easy to make judgment calls. Much harder to really understand the real issue.
I pray none of you are ever on the abusive side of anyone.
I pray also since this woman is in jail and has been charged that she is guilty, otherwise she is only being punished further.
I am not saying she is innocent, I DON’T KNOW, I am saying I am tired of people not caring enough to know what they are talking about before they talk and make judgments.
Jlee, maybe at that moment she just thought the guy would leave. Actually, she probably wasn’t thinking at all.
Stop itttttttttt!! She thought the gun wasn’t loaded.. I understand there are some abusive men out there as well as women.. But the solve that problem.. Stop it and get out!!!!! Picking up a gun is a bad idea. In the on the street.. Don’t pull a gun if you’re not prepared to use it.. Point blank!!!
Why would you point a gun that was unloaded (as she thought) at someone to start with. That is enough to get yourself killed for.
Your guess would be wrong.
Looks like she was charged.
Possibly you don’t see the mug shot because maybe she is a victim? Or they are trying to determine that, and don’t want to further harm an innocent person if that is the case.
That is just a guess!
I hope for her sake it was self defense. And if it was self defense there is no way in this country she should be punished further.
Does everyone see how many domestic crimes are covered today?
You can bet there were many many others that were not reported. For various reasons.
Does anyone really care that these crimes begin with ugly looks, ugly WORDS, mean hateful actions? They generally begin over nothing, much less anything important.
Why isn’t the mug shot on the Florence County Sherrif’s Bookings webpage yet?
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