On the evening of July 3, 2025, gunfire erupted at the intersection of East Dargan Street and South 6th Avenue in Dillon, South Carolina, killing two men at the scene. One victim was Jalik Bethea, a 30-year-old Black/African American man from Dillon County; the other was 60-year-old Alec Braxton. Both were found with gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead; the Dillon County Coroner ruled their deaths homicides.

Emergency units arrived around 5 p.m., and both bodies were taken for autopsy. The Dillon Police Department opened the investigation with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Investigators processed the scene, canvassed the neighborhood, and continued to collect evidence, but no suspects or arrests had been publicly announced.

Anyone who was in the area that evening or who has information about what happened is asked to come forward.