Stephen Braxton, a 42-year-old White man, was found gravely wounded inside his home on East Charleston Street in the Elko community of Barnwell County, South Carolina, late on March 23, 2020. He was pronounced dead at 11:36 p.m.; the Barnwell County coroner, Lloyd Ward, ruled the death a homicide from a single gunshot wound.

The Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation, with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and appeals circulated by Midlands Crimestoppers. Neighbors described the scene as a sudden crime scene on a normally quiet street. Months after the killing no suspect had been publicly named or arrested, and the sheriff’s office announced a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Who knew Stephen or saw anything unusual in Elko on the night of March 23, 2020?