Sherman O’Brian Tate was 33 when he was shot during a street fight in Gaffney, South Carolina, on the evening of Sunday, February 11, 2018. He was taken to Mary Black Hospital, where the gunshot wound proved fatal and the case was ruled a homicide.

Investigators identified a person of interest soon after the shooting and charged Ricky Eugene Garrison with Tate’s murder. Authorities say the confrontation began with an exchange of text messages between Tate and Garrison, who then met, got into a physical fight, and that Garrison allegedly fired a gun after losing the fight. Garrison, described in court as having an extensive criminal history including drug, weapons and assault charges, was denied bond at a bond hearing.

The Cherokee County General Sessions Court began Garrison’s murder trial in November 2019. If anyone knew Sherman Tate or has information about the events that night, please come forward.