Quadre Jerome Whitner, 30, was found with a gunshot wound on Gates Street in Greenville, South Carolina, in the early hours of January 24, 2026. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries; the death was ruled a homicide. Whitner was a father and was later remembered in an obituary as a resident of Taylors, South Carolina.

Authorities identified a suspect and arrested Jayvon Dendy, who is charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with Whitner’s death. The circumstances that led to the shooting remain under investigation and are not yet fully explained.

If anyone knew Quadre Whitner, saw activity on or near Gates Street that morning, or has information about what happened, please come forward to help clarify the unanswered questions.