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On the evening of June 8, 2015, 20-year-old Dunta Marquis Barber of Greenville, South Carolina, was shot at the Boulder Creek Apartments just before 6:30 p.m. An altercation with another man, identified in reports as Tarece Lamark Cooks, ended when Cooks produced a handgun and shot Barber at least once. Barber was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital and died about 40 minutes later. Barber was a father of four.

Investigators focused on Cooks after a Facebook post he sent to a local news outlet was verified by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. In that post he apologized to Barber’s loved ones and said he acted in self-defense, and he added I do walk ups, suggesting the shooting was not a drive-by. Witnesses had reported a vehicle fleeing after the shots, but investigators concluded Cooks acted alone. Cooks was arrested on June 9, 2015, and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Does anyone who knew Barber or was in the Boulder Creek Apartments area that evening have information to share?