Jaquan Spencer Salter, a 21-year-old Black man, was found dead inside an apartment at the Retreat at Waterside on Woodruff Road in Greenville on the evening of August 17, 2020. The Greenville County Coroner pronounced him dead from a gunshot wound, and his death was officially ruled a homicide.

The Greenville Police Department and the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation; an autopsy was performed the following day. Acting Police Chief Howie Thompson said the nature of the injuries indicated a criminal act. Retreat at Waterside management notified residents, expressed condolences, and said they would cooperate with investigators.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The investigation remains open; anyone with information that could help is asked to come forward.