On March 16, 2026, 37-year-old Justin Damien Bailey was found in his bedroom in Lancaster, South Carolina, with multiple gunshot wounds after deputies responded to reports of a shooting shortly after 1:30 a.m. Paramedics transported Bailey to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Investigators say the suspect was an 18-year-old household member, D’Andre Azam Ivey, the son of Bailey’s girlfriend. The shooting reportedly followed a late-night dispute about Ivey’s lifestyle. Authorities allege Ivey armed himself with a pistol, fired several shots, then fled the scene with his 18-year-old girlfriend in a blue 2014 Ford Taurus. Deputies later stopped that vehicle on Thompson Road as it returned toward the residence, detained both occupants, and recovered a firearm believed to be the weapon used; ballistic evidence was also recovered from inside the home.

Ivey was arrested and booked into the Lancaster County Detention Center on charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime; bond was denied at his first court appearance. If anyone saw activity on Thompson Road that night or knew the victim or occupants of the home, please share information with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.