On the night of September 27, 2018, 23-year-old Lawrence Mikal Blackwell Jr. was fatally shot in the head at the Prowlers Lounge, a nightclub on East Shockley Ferry Road in Anderson, South Carolina. Reports say Blackwell and another man were allegedly attempting to force their way into the club using an ax when a person who had been asked by the hospitalized club owner to watch the property confronted them; that person shot Blackwell. The second man with Blackwell reportedly fled into nearby woods and was not immediately located.

The shooter’s identity was not publicly disclosed and cooperated with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office; at the time of the initial reports no charges had been filed as the investigation continued. A complicating detail: Blackwell had been released on a $25,000 surety bond in August 2018 and was awaiting trial on allegations he had fatally shot Howard Cookie Gaines Jr. at another nightclub in January 2018. Does anyone have information about the confrontation at Prowlers Lounge or the man who fled into the woods?