On the afternoon of August 13, 2020, 28-year-old Garrick Kelly was found fatally shot in the yard of a home on Roberts Street East in Salley, South Carolina. Responders arrived after a 911 caller reported hearing gunshots and discovering a person unresponsive; Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene with apparent gunshot wounds to his upper body. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation immediately.

Eyewitnesses described the suspect as wearing red pants and a gray shirt who fled in a black sedan. Investigators located a possible getaway vehicle at a residence on Conestoga Way but did not find the suspect there. The day after the shooting authorities identified 28-year-old Dameun Jeff Sanders of Windsor, South Carolina, and obtained warrants charging him with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; he was being sought as armed and dangerous and a cash reward was offered for tips.

Kelly, born November 2, 1991, graduated from Wagener High School, attended Denmark Technical College and held a welding certificate. Family remembered him as loving, fond of basketball and dogs, and devoted to his children. If anyone has information about Kelly’s killing or the suspect’s whereabouts, please come forward.