Michael Wayne Heintz, 44, died on September 19, 2015, from an accidental shooting at a gun range in Lexington County, South Carolina. He was born August 7, 1971, and lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Pharis Maloy Heintz, and their children.

Heintz served 23 years in the U.S. Army and the South Carolina Army National Guard, including a deployment to Kuwait. A graduate of Buford High School and Clemson University (B.S. in Industrial Engineering, 1995), he had recently been promoted to Command Sergeant Major of the 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery in Anderson, South Carolina, and worked as an Industrial Engineer Manager. He was the son of Michael O'Dell Heintz and Debra Mullis Heintz of Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Few public details explain the circumstances at the range beyond the description of an accidental shooting. If anyone has information about what happened that day, please share what is known.