Sulayman Necros Blue, 49, was killed on March 20, 2026, inside a room at the Budget Inn on Bruce Road in Greenville County, South Carolina. Greenville County dispatchers received a call around 2:30 p.m. reporting a shooting at the motel; deputies arriving found Blue with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound and the manner homicide.

Investigators quickly turned the incident into an active criminal investigation, but many key details have not been released: what happened inside the motel room, who was with Blue before the shooting, and what precipitated the gunfire. As of March 24, 2026, no arrests, suspects, or people in custody had been publicly identified, and no charges or court proceedings had been reported. The case remains open and details are limited.

If anyone was in the area of Bruce Road that afternoon or has information about the Budget Inn room where this occurred, please share what was seen or heard.