Prentiss Deshun Hollaway, 40, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Connecticut Village Apartments at 409 East Junior High Road in Gaffney on July 22, 2026. A verbal argument between Hollaway and another man reportedly over a female escalated to gunfire; Hollaway was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler confirmed his identity and said an autopsy would be performed.

Sheriff Steve Mueller and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office publicly identified 20-year-old Israel QuanYe Currence of Hetty Hill Street as the person who allegedly shot Hollaway. Currence reportedly fled the scene and remained at large as of late July 2026; a manhunt was underway and he was wanted for murder. If anyone has information about Hollaway, his movements that night, or the whereabouts of Israel QuanYe Currence, please come forward.