On the evening of March 22, 2015, 28-year-old Brandon Ellerbe was shot and killed on Fordville Road in Cheraw, South Carolina. The shooting followed a family argument; authorities identified his cousin Donta Gillespie as the primary suspect. Gillespie fled the scene but turned himself in the next day at age 32, admitting responsibility for his cousin’s death.

Details about the charges filed, the course of any trial, and the outcome of the legal proceedings are not readily available. Brandon’s mother described him as someone who would never hurt anyone, and the family mourned a life ended by gun violence.

If anyone knew Brandon or witnessed the March 22, 2015 confrontation on Fordville Road, please share what you remember with the discussion.