Deputy Sheriff Donald Ray Hayes, 41, was killed while serving an arrest warrant in Marion County, South Carolina. On Saturday, May 2, 1987, Hayes and two other deputies went to a residence to serve a warrant for simple assault. His partners went to the front while Hayes moved to cover the rear of the house. As he rounded the back, the suspect leaned out of a window and fired a 12-gauge shotgun at a distance of about four feet. Hayes was mortally wounded and died the next day, Sunday, May 3, 1987.

The shooter, described as a 34-year-old man, fled but was captured the following day; he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. Deputy Hayes was survived by his wife and three children. Anyone with memories of Deputy Hayes or information about the case is asked to share what they know.