Christopher David Sullivan, 40, was shot and killed on the night of October 18, 2025, on Bartley Court near the Southern Pine Mobile Home Park off Howe Springs Road in Florence County. Neighbors reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot late that Saturday night; deputies who responded found Sullivan fatally shot. Reports say the violence grew out of a confrontation rather than a random attack.

Authorities allege Steven Allen Howle, 36, traveled from Lamar to the Bartley Court area, confronted Sullivan, produced a firearm and shot him. Howle was arrested on October 19 and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. On October 23, deputies arrested Chelsea Graham Dew, 33, of Florence and charged her with murder, accusing her of driving Howle to the location before the confrontation. Reporting did not accuse Dew of firing a weapon.

Investigators described the case as under investigation and released few details about what prompted the dispute or what was said before the shooting. Does anyone have information about Sullivan, the Bartley Court area that night, or the events leading up to the confrontation?