Johnny McCarthy III, 32, died on Friday, November 25, 2016, after sustaining a single gunshot wound to the abdomen at a residence on Pineturn Lane in Gaston, South Carolina. The Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, said an autopsy confirmed the gunshot as the cause of death.

Coroner Fisher and initial investigators described the shooting as believed to be an accidental discharge of a weapon that was in McCarthy’s possession. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the afternoon incident. There have been no public reports of arrests or identified suspects, and the death has been characterized as a tragic accident.

If anyone has information about events on Pineturn Lane on November 25, 2016, or knew Johnny McCarthy III, please come forward.