A domestic dispute in the early morning hours of July 5, 2025, on Colonial Drive in Easley, South Carolina, ended with the shooting death of 44-year-old Clyde Eugene Davis III. First responders found Davis, a white male, with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the altercation involved Davis and his father. Authorities report Davis was armed, threatened to kill his father, and strangled him during the struggle. The father then retrieved a firearm and shot Davis. After witness interviews and examination of the evidence, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office ruled the shooting a justifiable homicide and concluded the father acted in self-defense; no arrests or charges were filed.

Are there readers who knew Clyde or who can add context about the family or what led up to that night?