Bruce Dean Mathis, 43, was fatally shot on May 26, 2026, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was found in the front yard of a Lucern Drive residence with a gunshot wound to the face, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. The scene prompted a homicide investigation and left his family grieving.

Witnesses at the scene provided a description of the shooter and his vehicle, which police say led them to locate and arrest 21-year-old Joseph Pool of Greenville about twenty minutes after the shooting. Pool was arrested without incident at a Food Lion in nearby Roebuck, charged with murder, made an initial court appearance, and was denied bond. Investigators say the two men knew each other; authorities have not disclosed what provoked the confrontation.

What did readers in Spartanburg remember about that night on Lucern Drive, or does anyone have information about the events leading up to the shooting?