A verbal dispute in Rembert, South Carolina, escalated into a fatal shooting that left 51-year-old Rodney Lavern China dead. Deputies from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office were called to a residence on Louis Circle around 3:44 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, and found China deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.

Witnesses told investigators that China and an acquaintance, 38-year-old Quinshaun Dais, were involved in a verbal argument that turned physical; during the struggle Dais allegedly produced a firearm and shot China several times. Authorities arrested Dais at the scene and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. An autopsy for Rodney China was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina as the investigation continued.

Does anyone in the Rembert area have information about Rodney China, the events on Louis Circle that afternoon, or witnesses who saw the argument?