A domestic dispute in Anderson, South Carolina, ended in homicide when 20-year-old Landis O’neal Osbey was shot after intervening to protect his mother. The shooting occurred at a Cunningham Drive residence during the early hours of a Monday; emergency services were called just before 1 a.m. on January 6, 2020. Landis was struck in the chest and died at the home despite efforts to save him. Four other people, including a child, witnessed the shooting.

Forty-year-old Rashard Mandrell Smith was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Authorities said Smith had prior domestic violence convictions and he was denied bond at a post-arrest hearing. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Landis, please come forward.