Marcus Kennedy, 24, known as Chip, was killed in the early morning hours of Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014, at a gathering in the 1500 block of Cody Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Witnesses reported an altercation inside the house shortly before 1:00 a.m., after which shots were fired. Kennedy was struck in the upper body and died at the scene; the Richland County Coroner ruled his death a homicide due to complications from the gunshot wound. A female attendee was also wounded and treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Ten days later, off-duty Columbia police officers recognized and arrested 20-year-old Charles James Byrd Jr., who was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Investigators said the shooting appeared to stem from a prior dispute between the suspect and the victims. While awaiting trial in this case, Byrd was later served with an additional arrest warrant linking him to the November 2013 fatal shooting of Willie Gilmore.

Did anyone at the gathering on Cody Street come forward with information not yet shared publicly?