Short Street in Darlington, South Carolina, was the scene of a fatal shooting in the early hours of Sunday, September 12, 2021. Tyree L. Simon, 47, was found with gunshot wounds shortly after midnight and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Darlington County Coroner, Todd Hardee, ruled the death a homicide.

The Darlington Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division opened an investigation with assistance from the coroner’s office. In the immediate aftermath authorities did not release information about suspects or persons of interest, and no arrests or identified suspects have been publicly announced. The motive and circumstances that precipitated the shooting have not been detailed.

If anyone has information about what happened on Short Street that night or knew Tyree Simon, please contact Darlington law enforcement with tips that might help bring answers for his family.