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title: "Teen Charged With Murder in Florence County Shooting"
url: https://www.hereflorence.com/2026/10/17/olanta-teen-charged-murder-lake-city-woman/
date: 2026-10-17T06:40:49-04:00
modified: 2026-10-17T06:40:49-04:00
author: "Chandler Nunez Sr."
categories: ["Crime"]
site: "HERE Florence"
attribution: "HERE Florence"
---

# Teen Charged With Murder in Florence County Shooting

> OLANTA, S.C. — Florence County deputies charged a 17-year-old with murder Friday after a Lake City woman was killed in an Oct. 10 shooting in the Olanta area of Florence County. The Florence County Sheriff's Office said Tracey Benjamin Jr. of Olanta is accused of firing into a moving car more than once, intending to

*Source: [HERE Florence](https://www.hereflorence.com/2026/10/17/olanta-teen-charged-murder-lake-city-woman/) — October 17, 2026 by Chandler Nunez Sr.*

OLANTA, S.C. — Florence County deputies charged a 17-year-old with murder Friday after a Lake City woman was killed in an Oct. 10 shooting in the Olanta area of Florence County.

The Florence County Sheriff’s Office said Tracey Benjamin Jr. of Olanta is accused of firing into a moving car more than once, intending to kill people inside. Sasha Singletary, 40, of Lake City, was the passenger who died.

Emergency crews took Singletary to a hospital, where she was declared dead. Benjamin was taken into custody Friday and remains jailed at the Florence County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing.

Investigators say more charges are possible. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office is leading the probe. The case goes next to prosecutors in the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.