Daniel Demetrius Jones, 33, was fatally shot in the early morning of June 24, 2021, in a parking lot in West Columbia, South Carolina. The shooting occurred about 7:07 a.m. in the Capitol Square parking lot across from the House of Raeford chicken plant after a workplace dispute between Jones and a coworker, Trevor Anthony Irvin, escalated following a night shift that ended around 6:30 a.m.

Co-workers had earlier been moved to different work areas because of ongoing tension. Witnesses said a verbal altercation began after the shift; Irvin reportedly confronted Jones and was disrespectful toward Jones and his girlfriend, then threatened to harm Jones in the parking lot. The confrontation moved to a nearby gas station before returning to the shopping center parking lot where Jones was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He had a pulse when officers arrived but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Trevor Anthony Irvin was not at the scene when police first arrived but later returned and told officers he had acted in self-defense. He was arrested and charged with murder. Is there anyone who knew Daniel at the plant or who remembers the events that morning who can share what they saw?