Boynton Woodrow O’Brien, 51, known as Tony, was shot to death near the Whippy Swamp Bridge on Altman Road in Hampton County, South Carolina, on the evening of Monday, November 3, 2025. He was found with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. A second person was wounded in the same incident and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office closed the road around the scene as investigators worked. In the days after the shooting authorities named 40-year-old Jerome Warren as the primary suspect, warning the public that Warren should be considered armed and dangerous and urging people not to approach him. A cash reward was offered for information leading to Warren’s capture.

Anyone with information about the shooting or Warren’s whereabouts is asked to come forward.