Daniel Thomas Dowling III was 23 when he was shot and killed on the evening of Thursday, July 30, 2026, on Felder Street in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office identified Dowling as the victim; another person was wounded in the same shooting.

Investigators quickly centered the probe on three people. Two teenagers, 17-year-old Dylan Creech and 18-year-old Jer’Marion Lee, were identified as suspects in the murder. A third person was implicated and faces a felony charge for allegedly failing to report the crime. One individual connected to the case was later killed in a shootout with Richland County deputies. After that confrontation, Creech and Lee surrendered to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office and have been charged with murder.

What else can readers add about Dowling, the location on Felder Street, or events the evening of July 30 that might help the investigation?