Ricky Bowers, 49, was shot and killed in the backyard of a friend’s home on Woodmont Circle in Anderson, South Carolina, on the evening of August 29, 2021. Deputies and emergency medical personnel found him unresponsive; the Anderson County Coroner’s Office said he had been shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner Greg Shore described the death as a suspected murder and reported Bowers appeared to have been shot about eight times.

Investigators detained Anderson resident Dustin Tyler Marett at the scene that night. A warrant later alleged Marett, “with malice aforethought,” fired a .45-caliber automatic handgun at Bowers multiple times; detectives charged Marett with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Officials characterized the incident as stemming from a domestic situation confined to the property and asked anyone with information to contact investigators.

Bowers was born in Anderson but lived in Hartwell, Georgia, and worked as a self-employed mechanic. He was remembered by family and friends as loyal and nicknamed Slick Rick. Does anyone have information about the events on Woodmont Circle that evening or knew Ricky?