A body was found in Shuler Cemetery, Holly Hill, South Carolina, on the afternoon of January 19, 2019. The victim was 29-year-old Steven Lincoln Jr., a Black/African American man. The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office determined Lincoln had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Detectives focused on a single suspect, 27-year-old Thomas Scott McFadden Jr., who was already held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner on unrelated charges. Investigators matched spent ammunition casings recovered at the cemetery to a firearm McFadden was accused of using in a different shooting. Witnesses said both men had attended a funeral for a Dorchester County homicide victim earlier that day and that McFadden was seen at the cemetery after the service. At a later cookout, witnesses reported McFadden displayed a weapon and allegedly spoke about involvement in Lincoln’s death and another shooting. McFadden’s record includes prior murder-related charges that were acquitted or otherwise disposed of in court.

What did readers in the Holly Hill area see or hear that day that could help clarify the timeline?