Robert Victor Dillard III, a 23-year-old Black male from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was shot inside Apartment E-20 at the Limestone Courts public housing complex on North Limestone Street in Gaffney on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Police were called a little after 2:30 p.m. and found Dillard near the back door of the unit with a gunshot wound to the head. He was treated at the scene and taken by EMS to Spartanburg Medical Center, where he was initially reported to be receiving treatment; the Cherokee County coroner later pronounced him dead and ordered an autopsy to clarify cause and manner of death.

The shooting occurred in a densely populated public housing community, and investigators collected evidence inside the apartment while Gaffney police appealed to residents for information. As of the most recent public updates, no arrests have been announced, no suspects have been identified publicly, and no motive has been revealed. The case remains under active investigation.

If anyone witnessed activity around Apartment E-20 that afternoon or has information that could help, please contact the Gaffney Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division.