David Junior Bolton, 68, was found fatally shot in his Main Street home in Eastover, South Carolina, on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Family and friends asked the Richland County Sheriff’s Department to conduct a welfare check after they could not reach him; deputies discovered he had been shot in the upper body.

Investigators believe Bolton had attended the local May Fest that weekend and was accosted outside his home after returning. Authorities say a struggle may have occurred as he tried to defend himself or flee, and that his wallet was missing from the scene, supporting a possible robbery motive. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information.

As of late 2019 and early 2020 the case remained unsolved with no public identification of suspects and no arrests. Does anyone in Eastover have information about Bolton’s movements that weekend or who might have seen him after May Fest?