Joseph Clarke Smith, 27, was found dead in his Edwards Road apartment in Greenville, South Carolina on January 22, 2022. Investigators concluded his death was a homicide carried out during a planned home invasion. The three, armed and masked, robbed the residence and Smith was shot twice, dying at the scene.

Three people were arrested in connection with the robbery and killing: Tyberious Pyles, then 22; Dream Adams, then 19; and an unnamed 15-year-old. Warrants state Pyles admitted involvement. Pyles was convicted by a Greenville County jury on all charges tied to the shooting and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Proceedings for Dream Adams were still pending; no further details have been released about the juvenile.

Did anyone in Greenville recognize signs of suspicious activity near Edwards Road around January 22, 2022?