Antwan James, 34, was shot and killed in Lancaster, South Carolina, one Thursday night in December while leaving a residence on Faile Street with two women. Earlier that evening James had intervened in an argument between one of the women and her ex-boyfriend, identified as Dequavis Laquail Blackmon, and was said to be trying to de-escalate the situation. As the vehicle drove away, Blackmon allegedly emerged from the side of a house and opened fire on the car.

James reportedly exited the vehicle and ran down Threatt Street with his attacker firing after him. He was found in a backyard on Threatt Street with gunshot wounds; emergency medical responders treated him but he died at the scene. The next morning Blackmon, then 28, surrendered to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. James had a newborn child and had been preparing to celebrate his first Christmas with the baby two weeks after the birth.

Does anyone in Lancaster remember the events that night or have information about what led up to the shooting?