In South Carolina, three individuals have been incarcerated following the brutal murder of a woman who was shot and then set ablaze, after being misled into believing she was acquiring a new pet dog. This tragic act of revenge was reported by local authorities in the state.

The accused, Iryanna Jarisha Fleming, aged 19, along with Daquinn Taheen Thomas and Nikko Christopher Carraway, both 31, face charges of murder, first-degree arson, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, as per the Florence County Sheriff’s Office.

The crime took place late last week in Effingham, a rural area located about 65 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach. The incident occurred near the crossroads of Atlantic Road and Springbranch Road, resulting in the death of 40-year-old Dana Marie Kinlaw.

On January 22, at approximately 5:45 p.m., deputies were dispatched in response to reports of a vehicle on fire, as reported by the NBC affiliate WMBF, based in Myrtle Beach.

The scene was soon attended by the Florence County Coroner’s Office, where the victim was identified as a resident from the nearby town of Olanta.

An autopsy was scheduled for this week but authorities offered an initial assessment. The woman appeared to have been shot and then set on fire inside the vehicle, officials said.

The murder is believed to have occurred under false pretenses. The victim thought she was traveling out into a rural area to buy a puppy, according to the sheriff’s office.

“Supposedly, they went there together,” Florence County Sheriff TJ Joye told WMBF. “Miss Fleming, she was 19 years of age, a friend of Miss Kinlaw, and they rode there together supposedly to buy a puppy.”

But instead of a transaction, Kinlaw was shot, the sheriff said.

After that, someone poured a liquid on the victim’s body and set her aflame while she was still inside the car, according to law enforcement.

Deputies found the fire still blazing when they arrived.

The Kinlaw murder is now being investigated as a reprisal killing in response to a different murder that occurred some 35 miles away.

“We believe there was a murder committed in Darlington County, which we made the arrest in Lake City that connects them to that arrest with Darlington County officials,” Joye told WMBF. “We feel that her son was involved in that in some way, shape, or form, and we feel this is a retaliation to that murder.”

Fleming and Thomas were the first arrested and are detained in the Florence County Detention Center where they are awaiting a bond hearing. On Wednesday, deputies took Carraway into custody.