On the afternoon of April 25, 2026, a dispute between acquaintances in Sumter, South Carolina, ended with the death of 36-year-old Bryan Dargan. Deputies were sent to a residence in the 1000 block of Collins Street around 4 p.m. after reports of a shooting. They found Dargan with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene despite aid from deputies.

Investigators identified 32-year-old Yul Iziah David of Manning as the suspected shooter. Authorities say David and Dargan had a disagreement that escalated, and that David drew a weapon and shot Dargan multiple times before fleeing. Deputies, assisted by the Sumter Police Department, located David at a home on Spaulding Avenue, recovered a firearm believed to have been used, and booked him into the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime; he was denied bond.

An autopsy for Dargan was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on Collins Street that afternoon, please share what is known.