Karson Whitesell was a cashier at The Peach Stand in Fort Mill, South Carolina. ^{[5] [3] [2] [6]}

She was a 2016 graduate of South Pointe High School (Rock Hill, South Carolina). ^[6]

Whitesell was working at The Peach Stand on Highway 160 in Fort Mill when Christopher Benjamin Mendez allegedly walked into the business and fatally shot her. ^{[5] [3] [1]}

Whitesell died at the scene.

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