A domestic dispute in Elgin, South Carolina, ended in a fatal shooting in the early morning hours of a Thursday in March 2015. Stephen Earl Wood Jr., 26, was shot and killed by his father, Stephen Earl Wood Sr., then 68, inside the mobile home they shared with Stephen Jr.’s wife and two small children, who witnessed the incident.

The argument reportedly had been ongoing through the day and involved long-standing tensions; both men had prior run-ins with law enforcement. According to accounts, Stephen Jr. grabbed a kitchen knife, and Stephen Sr. retrieved a .22 caliber revolver and shot his son in the arm. After Stephen Jr. ran outside and briefly returned saying he would have to kill his father, Stephen Sr. fired a second shot that struck his son in the chest and proved fatal. Stephen Sr. called 911 around 12:30 a.m.; deputies found Stephen Jr. deceased and recovered the knife and revolver. The Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office later authorized a murder charge and Stephen Sr. was taken into custody.

Did anyone in the area know the Woods or witness the events that night who could add details about what happened?