Just after midnight on July 21, 2021, gunshots were reported on Moon Shadow Street in Aiken, South Carolina. New Ellenton police responding to 911 calls found 28-year-old Stacey Judge inside a residence with at least one fatal gunshot wound; emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation but did not immediately identify suspects or a motive and asked the public for help, with a cash reward offered through Midlands Crime Stoppers.

The Judge family faced further tragedy the next day when Stacey’s 25-year-old brother, Stashaun Judge, was found unresponsive from gunshot wounds at an apartment complex in North Augusta and later died. The two killings occurred in separate jurisdictions and, as of the last public statements, authorities had not released information officially linking the slayings or announced any arrests. Two unsolved homicides remain for the family and the community.

If anyone knew Stacey or has information about the shooting on Moon Shadow Street, please share what you know with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office or Midlands Crime Stoppers.