A disagreement between two acquaintances in Sumter, South Carolina, turned fatal on the evening of January 14, 2025. Christopher Abrams, 56, was found with a gunshot wound around 6:20 p.m. near Brent and Whitehorse streets after neighbors reported hearing shots. A witness was at his side trying to render aid; Abrams was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey and later died of his injuries. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston to determine the official cause of death.

Investigators identified 35-year-old Demetrius Rico Fleming as the alleged shooter. Witnesses said the men had been involved in a physical altercation when Fleming allegedly produced a handgun and shot Abrams. A K-9 unit helped locate evidence and Fleming was arrested near the scene. He was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes, and was denied bond.

Did anyone in Sumter see or hear anything that night or know either man?