Coroner identifies GA woman killed at gun range as Sarah Bonner

Sarah Bonner, 24 of Lawrenceville, GA. was at the Skip-J Range in South Carolina when she was shot in the eye and the bullet was lodged in her brain. She was placed on life support but passed away in the middle of the night on Wednesday with her family by her side, the coroner said.

Lt. Sheila Cole with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and EMS were called to thegun range located on Murphy Road around 2 p.m. on Monday.

A 24-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the face, Cole said.

According to the incident report, a woman at the range stated that while shooting pistols she noticed her friend had been shot in the head and she immediately called for help. When deputies arrived on scene they say the victim was lying on the ground as she was being treated by a paramedic. She was then transferred to AnMed Hospital.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with memorial and funeral expenses.

The owner of the shooting range told FOX Carolina's crew at the scene that the shooting was an accident but deputies said the incident remains under investigation.

Per the Skip-J Range website, it is a private pistol and rifle club that hosts IDPA Pistol matches and Tactical Rifle matches.