On February 3, 2022, 42-year-old Stephan Harley was found on Rail Street in Bowman, South Carolina, with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Bowman Police Department turned the investigation over to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, which developed a suspect and made an arrest.

Authorities charged 36-year-old Kamel Daquan Thomas of Orangeburg with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Thomas was also wounded in the incident, left the scene in a vehicle, and was later located on Charleston Highway in Orangeburg; he was airlifted to a hospital and then booked into the Orangeburg County Detention Center after SLED obtained witness statements and scene evidence. The First Circuit Solicitor’s Office was slated to prosecute; no motive has been disclosed.

Harley was a husband and father of two, remembered by his family and community as a beloved member of Bowman. Does anyone have information about Stephan, his routines, or the events around February 3, 2022?