On the evening of October 1, 2015, a verbal dispute at a home on Marty Lane in the Red Bank area of Lexington, South Carolina, escalated into a fatal shooting. Joshua M. Prine, 27, was unarmed when Marion Wade Frye Jr., 31, drew a handgun, fired two shots and struck Prine in the back. Frye fled the scene and was arrested the next day at a convenience store in Columbia by Richland County deputies. The handgun used was never recovered.

Lexington County investigators found Frye had been involved in the illegal methamphetamine trade and was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a prior drug conviction. Frye was initially charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; a 26-year-old woman, Katelyn Turner, was arrested on a charge of accessory for allegedly helping Frye escape. During trial proceedings that began in February 2018, Frye pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 22 years. Family members described the impact of Prine’s death and law enforcement linked the killing to methamphetamine-related violence in the community.

Did anyone in the area have contact with Joshua Prine or witnesses to the October 1 dispute who can add details?