Mason Douglas Davis was 20 when he was shot dead at a home on Zimmerman Road in Inman, Spartanburg County, on June 14, 2021. A friend, Dylan Bryce Painter, had been involved in a domestic dispute earlier that day; after the other person left and called Mason to help, Mason went to Painter’s residence. An argument followed and Painter shot Mason three times in the back with a shotgun. Emergency responders pronounced Mason dead at the scene.

Painter initially told investigators he acted in self-defense, claiming Mason had entered the home without permission and threatened him. Investigators reported inconsistencies in Painter’s account and said the physical evidence contradicted his self-defense claim. Painter was arrested and charged with murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and second-degree domestic violence.

If anyone knew Mason, was at the home that morning, or has information about what happened on Zimmerman Road, please come forward.