Fred Eugene Slim Anderson, 29, was shot and killed on the night of December 8, 2016, inside a downstairs apartment at the Shemwood Crossing complex on Shemwood Lane in Greenville. According to court records, two masked intruders came through an unlocked front door and demanded his marijuana and money. Anderson handed over a mason jar of marijuana and cash, said he did not carry a wallet, and told the intruders he would not fight because one of them had a gun. Four shots were fired; testimony later indicated at least two wounds were likely fatal. Neighbors called 911 and officers found Anderson dead on the apartment carpet just after 10 p.m.

Investigators used witness statements, shell casings, bullet paths and surveillance footage to trace the attack. Video showed gun flashes at the front of the apartment and two figures running away into a nearby unit; earlier footage captured a man stepping out of that unit and gesturing toward Anderson’s location. Police identified that intermediary as Jonathan Suber-Purry, who ultimately named Nyquan Tykie Brown. Cell records placed Brown’s phone near the scene and marshals arrested the 20-year-old in Charlotte on December 30, 2016. He was indicted for murder, armed robbery and a weapons offense and a jury later convicted him on all counts.