A family gathering in Loris, South Carolina, on Christmas night ended in tragedy when 40-year-old Darrell Doctor was shot and killed on December 25, 2016. The shooting occurred on Kennedy Street during a family get-together; Doctor died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head at about 11:25 p.m.

Investigators say the shooting followed a confrontation between Roger Dale Grate, 53, and his step-son. Darrell Doctor went to check on the dispute; witnesses say Grate told him to leave, then produced a handgun and shot him. Grate was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. A Stand Your Ground hearing was held in May 2018 with conflicting witness testimony, and the case later went to trial. In March 2019 a jury convicted Grate of murder; he was sentenced to 35 years, with an additional five-year weapons sentence to run concurrently.

Did anyone at the party or nearby homes see or hear anything that could shed more light on how the confrontation escalated?