Robert Tyler Butler was 16 when his body was found on the shoulder of Saluda Dam Road near Pistol Club Road in Easley, South Carolina, on the afternoon of Saturday, January 19, 2019. A passing motorist reported what looked like an injured person; deputies discovered Butler’s body just feet from the roadway.

An autopsy showed Butler died from a gunshot wound inflicted by a small caliber weapon. Investigators determined the shooting did not occur where his body was found and that he had been shot about 11 hours before a passerby discovered him. Detectives concluded the fatal shooting stemmed from a drug-related transaction in the City of Easley involving money and drugs.

Two suspects were identified and charged: 18-year-old Jalen G’Vonte Hines of Greenville, who turned himself in at the Pickens County Law Enforcement Center, and 19-year-old Eric Silverio Mondragon of Walhalla, who was located and taken into custody at a residence in Oconee County.

Did anyone in the Easley area know Robert or have information about where he spent time in January 2019?