Authorities have apprehended a man on murder charges after he was allegedly filmed discharging a shotgun through the victim’s front door just hours before the tragic event unfolded.
Doorbell video from May 16 allegedly shows Sean Hubbard, 34, firing the gun at the entrance of a home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, according to WBTV. While Hubbard’s face is completely exposed to the camera, the firearm is wrapped in what appears to be a hooded sweatshirt or jacket.
Although no one was present during the initial shooting, the suspect, identified as Hubbard, is accused of returning around 11 p.m. that same evening and fatally shooting 19-year-old Camariya Tidwell.
This image shows Sean Hubbard, captured after his detainment on May 17, 2026, by the York County Sheriff’s Office. (Courtesy of the York County Sheriff’s Office)
Hailing from North Carolina, Hubbard was taken into custody early Sunday morning in Rock Hill, as reported by WCNC. The arrest involved the deployment of a SWAT team to ensure his capture.
The Tidwell family has further claimed that Hubbard visited the residence the Tuesday before the alleged murder, during which he purportedly fired shots into the dwelling.
“He shot four gunshots through my son’s room and my son and my grandson were laying in their bed,” said Tidwell’s mother, Shifarnia McCullough, according to WCNC.
That alleged incident led the family to install the video camera that captured the Saturday shooting.
A York County Sheriff’s officer stands in front of his cruiser during a traffic stop. Photo taken on an unknown date. (York County Sheriff via Facebook)
Tidwell’s brother, Caleb, said Hubbard “stalked” the family for a week before Camariya was killed.
“For a week straight, he stalked my family’s home,” Caleb said, WCNC reported. “He terrorized my family.”
The violence reportedly boiled over after a cousin of Tidwell, Jamya McCullough, hired Hubbard to work on her car after she found him through social media. But the business relationship went south, and McCullough later told Hubbard she no longer wished for him to do the work.
“I told him that I didn’t want him to work on my car,” McCullough said, according to WCNC. “This man threatened me and I immediately blocked him.”
A wide-angle view of the Cultural District on Main Street in downtown Rock Hill, S.C., on April 10, 2022. (J. Michael Jones/Getty Images)
Hubbard has been charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and discharging firearms into a dwelling, according to jail records.
He is being held without bond.
The York County Sheriff’s Office did not return a request for comment.