Woman accused of fatal Waverly Street shooting arrested in Mississippi

Sarah Elizabeth Eltman is accused of shooting 49-year-old Bobby Steele.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A woman accused of fatally shooting a man on Waverly Street has been extradited back to Columbia, S.C., say police.

Sarah Eltman is accused of shooting 49-year-old Bobby O. Steele after an argument in the 2100 block of Waverly Street on Oct. 5, 2023.

Steele was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on Oct. 17, 2023.

The female suspect accused of the 10/5 fatal shooting of a man on Waverly St. is back in Columbia. #ColumbiaPDSC investigators extradited 25 y/o Sarah Eltman this week after she was captured by @USMarshalsHQ in Biloxi, MS. Here’s the initial news release: https://t.co/hxWBQSjkDt pic.twitter.com/PW1cPmhi2A

— Columbia Police Dept (@ColumbiaPDSC) November 3, 2023

Investigators say once Eltman is extradited to South Carolina, Columbia Police Department Violent Crimes Unit will charge her with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

Eltman, 25, was captured this week by the United States Marshal’s Service’s (USMS) Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Mississippi.