In the early morning hours of April 8, 2015, 41-year-old Larry Bryan Williams was fatally shot at a home on Sam Austin Road in the North community of Swansea, South Carolina. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department was notified about 5:30 a.m.; deputies found Williams deceased and the Lexington County Coroner later confirmed his identity. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the precise cause of death, though investigators reported he had died from gunshot wounds.

Investigators described the death as a homicide and within days arrested five people in connection with Williams’ killing. Public details about those arrested and any charges or court outcomes were not widely released. What prompted the shooting and how the case ultimately resolved in court remain unclear.

If anyone in the Swansea area knew Larry Bryan Williams or has information about events on Sam Austin Road that morning, please share what you know.