On December 5, 2015, 40-year-old Joshua Flint McManus was shot and killed inside a home on Branch Street in Lancaster, South Carolina. Police responded just before midnight after reports of a shooting, established a perimeter and ordered the occupant, Michael Brent Gay, to come outside. Gay, then 32, was detained without incident and officers found McManus inside with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Reports say McManus was remembered as a devoted father who enjoyed fishing and was an avid University of North Carolina Tar Heels fan. Investigators learned the two men were acquaintances and had been involved in an argument prior to the shooting; neighbors described frequent activity at Gay’s residence and expressed shock that the street, considered quiet, saw such violence.

Gay was arrested and charged with murder. What can anyone who knew McManus or witnessed the events on Branch Street that night add to the record?