Jerel Antonio Mansel, 29, was shot and killed on July 3, 2019, in the parking lot of the Forest View Apartments in the Nicholtown community of Greenville, South Carolina. Emergency responders found Mansel with a gunshot wound; he died of his injuries at the scene.

Investigators say the shooting followed an argument between Mansel and an acquaintance, Nicholas Jamar Dillard, then 29. Reports indicate both men reportedly fired weapons during the confrontation. Dillard contacted police and asserted he acted in self-defense, but the Greenville Police Department concluded that physical evidence and witness statements did not support that claim. Dillard was arrested and charged with Mansel’s murder and with possession of a weapon during a violent crime; a judge denied bond at his initial appearance and he was held at the Greenville County Detention Center pending trial.

What information do readers in the Greenville area have about the circumstances leading up to the July 3 encounter?