Shondale Dwight Dixon, Sr., 25, was shot and killed on July 2, 2022, at a Fourth of July cookout on Crowley Drive in the Oak Grove community of Dillon County. Family and friends were present when a dispute involving fireworks escalated and multiple gunshot wounds proved fatal. The Dillon County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.

An arrest followed: 18-year-old Javarius Bethea was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Bethea was held at the Dillon County Detention Center and later granted a $30,000 surety bond. Funeral services for Dixon were held on July 9, 2022; he is survived by his parents, wife, and children. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

If anyone at the cookout or in the Oak Grove community has information about the dispute or the shooting, please come forward.