Jarmel Benjamin Ellis, 42, was fatally shot inside a home on Mitchell Street in Sumter, South Carolina, on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2026. Officers arrived just before 3:45 p.m. and found Ellis inside the residence with a gunshot wound; he was treated at the scene and taken to Prisma Health Tuomey, where he later died. Authorities described the incident as domestic-related and said the shooting occurred inside the home rather than in a public place.

Police reported Devon Brown, 33, was inside the house when officers arrived. Brown was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and was booked into the county detention center. An autopsy was scheduled later that week and the Sumter County Coroner’s Office notified Ellis’s family. The investigation was described as ongoing and Brown was the only publicly identified suspect at the time of reporting.

If anyone knew Jarmel Ellis or witnessed events on Mitchell Street that afternoon, does recollection of the scene or anyone coming or going that day match what investigators have said?