Sherland Scott Frye, 44, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 23, 2019, on Patterson Road in Campobello, South Carolina. His body was found in the road beside a pickup truck and the Spartanburg County Coroner pronounced him dead at 2:38 a.m.

The shooting followed a personal dispute with 63-year-old Wayne Lee Fowler of Inman, who had been a friend for more than a decade. Fowler called 911 to report the shooting and told the dispatcher he had shot Frye. He remained at the scene and was taken into custody without incident. Fowler told investigators he had gone to Frye’s residence earlier that night, told family members he intended to kill Frye, later located Frye walking on the road and shot him. A weapon was recovered from inside Fowler’s truck.

Fowler was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime and was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center held without bond. Frye is remembered as a kind person and a loving father. If anyone has information about the events that led to this killing, please come forward.