Charles Hopkins, 20, was shot during an afternoon altercation on July 16, 2016, in the 2400 block of South Cedar Creek Road in Gadsden, South Carolina. Deputies found him with a gunshot wound to the abdomen; he was taken to Palmetto Health Richland and later died of his injuries. Authorities identified him as Charles John Adam Hopkins of Eastover.

Richland County investigators treated the death as a homicide, saying the shooting followed an argument with another person Hopkins knew. In the days after the killing, police announced the arrest of 28-year-old Ira Ellison on a murder charge; earlier reports had mentioned other names, but officials confirmed Ellison’s arrest and charge. Further details about the legal proceedings were not available at the time.

If anyone knew Charles or has information about the events on South Cedar Creek Road that afternoon, please come forward to assist the investigation.