On the morning of June 14, 2014, 31-year-old Joseph Jamal Marion of Greenville, South Carolina, was shot in the head at close range while at the Black and Mild club on Hampton Avenue. The single gunshot wound proved fatal. Marion was a father, son, and brother.

The investigation centered on Tony Lametrius Leamon, who authorities say became annoyed with Marion that night and escalated the altercation to a fatal shooting. Leamon fled the state after the killing and was located in Carrollton, Texas after his girlfriend provided information that implicated co-defendants who had helped him escape. He was arrested in Texas and returned to South Carolina.

Tony Lametrius Leamon stood trial for Marion’s murder and in July 2017 a Greenville County jury found the then 33-year-old Leamon guilty. Prosecutors presented a confession to his girlfriend in which he admitted shooting Marion because Marion had been annoying him. Leamon was sentenced to life in prison. Does anyone have information about Joseph Marion’s life or the night at the Black and Mild that could add context to what happened?