Dakota Tager, 28, was shot and killed in Aiken County, South Carolina, late on Sunday, June 3, 2018. The shooting occurred just before midnight on Horseshoe Bend Road; emergency responders transported Tager to Aiken Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at about 1:15 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2018. An autopsy was scheduled in Newberry to determine the official cause of death.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case and identified a suspect, Markese East, who was arrested and charged with Tager’s murder. East was tried and convicted; an appeal was later denied, leaving the conviction in place.

If anyone has information about Dakota’s last known movements or witnessed the incident on Horseshoe Bend Road that night, please come forward.