A birthday party at the Drayton Community Center in Newberry, South Carolina, turned deadly in the early morning hours of November 1, 2015. Richard Devell Sims, 24, an Army veteran and member of Wateree AME Church, was shot multiple times after an altercation and was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds to the chest. About 300 people attended the event and a second person was also shot but survived.

Newberry police investigators used witness statements to identify 31-year-old Christopher Omar Cromer of Columbia as a suspect. Cromer, described as an acquaintance of Sims with a prior criminal record, turned himself in after warrants were issued and was charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He invoked his right to counsel and was booked into the Newberry County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. The police continued to seek additional witnesses as the investigation remained active.

Does anyone who attended that event or who knew Richard have information that could help the investigation?