Shotgun-wielding maniac opens fire on SC home before allegedly returning and gunning down teen girl

Nypost · May 19, 2026 · 381 words · By Anna Young

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Add The New York Post on GoogleChilling footage captured the terrifying moment a shotgun-wielding maniac blasted several rounds through the front door of a South Carolina home – before allegedly returning hours later and gunning down a teenage girl.

Common ground

Sean Xavier Hubbard, 34, was seen on disturbing doorbell footage stalking up to a Rock Hill home Saturday night with a large weapon hidden beneath a black sheet before yanking open the screen door and firing a shot into the doorway, according to local reports.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Rock Hill Police Department Lt. Michael Chavis said eight officers went to Hubbard’s home after the initial shooting but couldn’t find him?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Rock Hill Police Department Lt. Michael Chavis said eight officers went to Hubbard’s home after the initial shooting but couldn’t find him”

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The provided evidence mentions Hubbard's arrest and the shooting, but does not mention Lt. Michael Chavis or the specific detail that eight officers visited Hubbard's home and failed to find him.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 1, 2015, a school shooting occurred at the Umpqua Community College campus near Roseburg, Oregon, United States. Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer, a 26-year-old who was enrolled at the school…
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Claim 2: “No one was believed to be inside the Mount Gallant Road home when Hubbard allegedly unloaded the shots.”

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The evidence confirms a shooting occurred at a home on Mount Gallant Road, but none of the provided sources explicitly state whether the home was believed to be empty at the time of the initial shots.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mount Macedon Memorial Cross is a heritage-listed war memorial at 405 Cameron Drive, Mount Macedon, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia. It is also known as the Cameron Memorial Cross. It wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — York County School District 3 (also known as Rock Hill Schools) is the largest of the four public school districts in York County, South Carolina, United States. The district serves students in and ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hill_Schools

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Claim 3: “Hubbard, of Clover, was taken into custody Sunday morning”

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The evidence confirms Hubbard was taken into custody, and one source mentions an address on Fig Branch Road, but the specific detail of 'Sunday morning' and 'Clover' as his residence is not corroborated by multiple sources in the provided text.

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Claim 4: “investigators believe Tidwell was not his “intended target.””

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Two independent sources explicitly state that investigators believe Camariya Tidwell was not the intended target.

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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators have confirmed that the victim, Camariya Tidwell, was an innocent bystander who was not the intended target when 34-year-old Sean Xavier Hubbard allegedly opened fire outside the Rock Hi…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-shooting-rock-hill-innocent…

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web search NEUTRAL — The suspect, 34-year-old Sean Xavier Hubbard, was soon taken into custody at an address on Fig Branch Road, police said.Police said that Tidwell was not the intended target, according to WSOC-TV.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — A 19-year-old woman, Camariya Tidwell, was killed in Clover, North Carolina after a man identified as Sean Hubbard, 34, allegedly fired a shotgun through her front door in broad daylight and later ret…
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Claim 5: “He was charged with murder, discharging firearms into a dwelling, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime”

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Multiple sources confirm Hubbard was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; one source also mentions a warrant for discharging a firearm into a home.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hubbard was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
https://www.wbtv.com/2026/05/17/man-arrested-charged-murder-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Details of the brazen shooting at the library on East Main Street on the afternoon of April 30 were revealed in an affidavit of probable cause to charge one man with attempted murder and a second man …
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web search NEUTRAL — FORNEY, Texas — A Forney-area man was arrested and charged with deadly conduct for discharging a firearm during a incident involving his son, a whip, and the neighbors — an incident which went viral o…
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Claim 6: “the unhinged suspect returned to the residence around 11 p.m. and shot 19-year-old Camariya Tidwell, who was found dead on the ground outside the home when police arrived”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Sean Hubbard returned to the residence around 11 p.m. and shot and killed 19-year-old Camariya Tidwell.

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web search NEUTRAL — 34-year-old Sean Hubbard was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Police said he has an additional warrant for discharging a firearm in…
https://www.wbtv.com/2026/05/18/rock-hill-family-says-man-ta…

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web search NEUTRAL — A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot in Rock Hill, South Carolina, amidst escalating attacks on her family. Investigators said the suspect, 34-year-old Sean Hubbard, later returned and allegedly shot …
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-shooting-rock-hill-innocent…

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web search NEUTRAL — A devastated family has spoken out after an armed man shot into their home in Rock Hill over the weekend, and later killed 19-year-old Camariya Tidwell. On Saturday, May 16, she was killed in her fami…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-ca…

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Claim 7: “Sean Xavier Hubbard, 34, was seen on disturbing doorbell footage stalking up to a Rock Hill home Saturday night with a large weapon hidden beneath a black sheet before yanking open the screen door and firing a shot into the doorway”

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While web results confirm a shooting occurred at a home on Mount Gallant Road in Rock Hill involving Sean Hubbard, the specific details about the 'black sheet' and the 'doorbell footage' are not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the general event is mentioned.

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Claim 8: “Hubbard is being held without bond at York County Detention Center.”

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No evidence was provided regarding the bond status or the specific detention center where Hubbard is being held.

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Claim 9: “The grief-stricken family told WCNC they had hired the accused killer via social media to work on a cousin’s car”

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The Hindustan Times report mentions that Hubbard was hired via social media to work on a family member's car, but this specific detail is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Relatives said that Hubbard had previously worked on a family member’s car. He had been hired after being found through social media. However, there were tensions after a cousin told Hubbard she no lo…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sean Hubbard's Motive. Before Camariya's death, the family said that Hubbard had been taunting them for days and even fired several shots into the home on a different day while relatives, including ch…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-shooting-rock-hill-innocent…

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