Marcus Mandrell Scott, 38, was found dead inside his wrecked vehicle on the 2300 block of Old McDuffie Road in Augusta in the early hours of May 24, 2016. He was discovered slumped over the steering wheel with at least one gunshot wound; the vehicle showed bullet holes and investigators determined he had been shot while driving, which caused him to lose control and crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:45 a.m.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation. Ryan L. Bonner was later identified as a suspect and charged in Scott’s killing; by 2019 Bonner pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Another person, Shakara Shanese Harden, was arrested and faced charges of murder and criminal attempted felony in connection with the incident.

Scott was a Burke County native, a U.S. Army enlistee who completed basic training at Ft. Leonardwood and attended Quarter Master School, and served with a National Guard unit in Waynesboro, Georgia. He was a father of two daughters and was remembered by family and friends as kind and caring. If anyone knew Marcus or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.