Christian Emmanuel Robinson, 30, of Lyman, South Carolina, was shot and killed on July 18, 2026, at the Hidden Valley Apartments on Valley Road. Police found Robinson with a gunshot wound and he was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Friends and family remembered him by the nickname Maemae and described him as spirited and selfless.

Lyman police investigators characterized the incident as domestic-related and identified a person known to Robinson as a suspect. Thirty-six-year-old William Rice was arrested and charged with manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. A forensic exam was scheduled and the matter was set to move through the Spartanburg County courts.

If anyone knew Christian, his whereabouts before July 18, or has information about the events at Hidden Valley Apartments, please come forward.