On the afternoon of August 15, 2018, 34-year-old Demarcus Laquan Hendrix was found in the yard of a Hood Park Lane residence in Lancaster, South Carolina, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Springs Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators focused on 24-year-old Zakee Antwon Edward Davis as a suspect. Authorities say Hendrix and Davis, along with others, had been at the home when a dispute over the sale of a firearm turned violent and Davis allegedly shot Hendrix several times. The black Jeep Cherokee Hendrix had driven was reportedly used by the shooter to flee the scene; the vehicle was later found abandoned on Clyburn Street near Davis’s neighborhood. A K-9 track led toward Davis’s residence, and with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service he was located in Washington, D.C., waived extradition, and was returned to Lancaster County where he was booked and charged on August 23, 2018. Sheriff Barry Faile said the investigation remained ongoing while authorities continued to seek evidence and interview others connected to the case.

Did anyone in Lancaster know Demarcus or have information about the dispute that led to his killing?